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Personal communicator with flip element display

  • US 6,587,700 B1
  • Filed: 11/26/1997
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A personal communicator, comprising:

  • a body portion configured for placement to an ear of a user;

    a speaker disposed in the body portion;

    an input device disposed on the body portion for allowing the user to enter information;

    a flip element hingedly mounted on the body portion, wherein a position of the flip element determines an operating mode of the personal communicator from among a voice mode, a display mode, and a dual mode that supports simultaneous participation in telephone conversations and interaction with software application programs including text messaging applications;

    a microphone disposed in the flip element;

    a display disposed on the flip element, the display being of sufficient size to present multiple lines of alphanumeric data simultaneously to the user;

    a memory for storing application programs; and

    a processor disposed in communication with the display, the processor executing application programs stored in the memory and being capable of receiving application programs by transmission from a remote storage device, wherein the received application programs may be executed partially by the processor and partially by a remote processing means and wherein the processor controls power states of components of the personal communicator in response to the operating mode.

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