Portable telephone
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1. A portable telephone, comprising:
- a communication electronics, including a transceiver adapted for wireless communication;
a processor, operating to control at least some aspect of said communication;
a user interface, connected to control an operation of said microprocessor; and
a housing, holding at least a portion of said user interface, said housing having a substantially elliptical outer shape which has an elliptical symmetric shape in three orthogonal planes.
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Abstract
An elliptically shaped cellular phone is elliptical in both the front access, the bottom access and the side access. This elliptical shape enables the telephone to be more easily carried in pocket for example. The telephone includes two slidable modules which are string biased relative to one another. Opening the telephone enables answering and closing the telephone enables hanging up. Even when the telephone is closed, however, one part of the keyboard is still accessible. That part of the keyboard can be used to carry out various functions on an incoming call. One function is blocking the call from passing to voice mail.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable telephone, comprising:
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a communication electronics, including a transceiver adapted for wireless communication;
a processor, operating to control at least some aspect of said communication;
a user interface, connected to control an operation of said microprocessor; and
a housing, holding at least a portion of said user interface, said housing having a substantially elliptical outer shape which has an elliptical symmetric shape in three orthogonal planes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 15, 16)
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9. A portable telephone, comprising:
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a communication electronics, including a transceiver adapted for wireless communication;
a processor, operating to control at least some aspect of said communication;
a user interface, connected to control an operation of said microprocessor; and
a housing, holding at least a portion of said user interface, said housing having a substantially elliptical outer shape;
wherein said housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part, and a slide mechanism which allows said first housing part to move relative to said second housing part;
wherein said user interface includes a first keyboard part and a second keyboard part, said first keyboard part located in a position where sliding said first housing part relative to said second housing part can cover said first keyboard part, and said second keyboard part located in a position where it will always be accessible;
wherein said second keyboard is operative to allow certain functions to be carried out even when said housing is compressed; and
wherein said processor is operative to display a menu upon call ringing while said phone is in said closed position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable telephone, comprising:
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a communication electronics, including a transceiver adapted for wireless communication;
a processor, operating to control at least some aspect of said communication;
a user interface, connected to control an operation of said microprocessor; and
a housing, holding at least a portion of said user interface, said housing having a substantially elliptical outer shape; and
a display, and wherein said processor is programmed to display options on said display, one of said options including a voice mail blocking option during a time that a call is ringing.
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17. A portable telephone, comprising:
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a wireless communication element;
a processor;
a hoursing, holding said communication element and said processor said housing having a substantially elliptical outer shape which has an elliptical symmetric shape in three orthogonal planes; and
a user interface, connected to said housing, said housing including first and second moving parts, which in a first position are compressed and in a second position are uncompressed, said user interface including two keyboard parts, including a first keyboard part which is accessible both when said housing is compressed and when said housing is uncompressed, and a second keyboard part which is accessible only when said housing is uncompressed wherein said user interface includes an element which enables controlling whether a call can be answered by voice mail when a call is incoming.
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