Telephone handset having a touch input button on the rear surface of the handset
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1. A hand-portable radiotelephone having a user interface and intended to be operated while the telephone is held against the head of a user, comprising:
- a housing with a front face having a keypad to be held against the face of the user when making a call; and
a user interface including an audio interface and a user touch interface, the user touch interface including a single touch input button means located on a rear face of the housing that is opposite to the front face for directing the processing of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, the rear face also being opposite to any microphone and loudspeaker on the telephone.
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Abstract
A radiotelephone handset has a housing having a front face to be presented to the face of the user when making a call, together with a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface. The touch interface includes touch input means (26) on another face (20) of the housing to the front housing, for directing the processing of voice signals supplied to the audio interface.
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22 Claims
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1. A hand-portable radiotelephone having a user interface and intended to be operated while the telephone is held against the head of a user, comprising:
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a housing with a front face having a keypad to be held against the face of the user when making a call; and
a user interface including an audio interface and a user touch interface, the user touch interface including a single touch input button means located on a rear face of the housing that is opposite to the front face for directing the processing of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, the rear face also being opposite to any microphone and loudspeaker on the telephone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hand-held portable radiotelephone having a user interface and intended to be operated while the telephone is held against head of a user comprising:
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a housing with a front face having a keypad to be presented to the face of the user when making a call; and
a user interface including an audio interface and a touch interface, the touch interface including a single touch input button means located on a rear face of the housing for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, the rear face being the face opposite to any microphone, keypad and loudspeaker on the telephone, the touch input button means being positioned adjacent a recess area, wherein the recess area is arranged to accommodate the fingers of a user in using the handset.
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17. A hand-portable radiotelephone having a user interface and intended to be operated while the telephone is held against the head of a user comprising:
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a housing with a front face having a keypad to be presented to the face of the user when making a call;
a user interface including an audio interface and a touch interface, the touch interface including a single touch input button means located on a rear face of the housing for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, the rear face being the face opposite to any microphone, keypad and loudspeaker on the telephone; and
an antenna, wherein the touch input button means is located in a first region of the handset, and wherein the antenna is located in a second region of the handset. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A hand-portable radiotelephone having a user interface and intended to be operated while the telephone is held against the head of a user comprising:
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a housing with a front face having a keypad to be presented to the face of the user when making a call; and
a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface, the touch interface including a single touch input button means located on a rear face of the housing that is opposite to the face carrying the keypad towards the top portion of the rear face for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, the rear face also being the face opposite to any microphone and loudspeaker on the telephone.
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20. A radiotelephonehandset having a user interface and intended to be operated while the radiotelephone is held against the head of a user comprising:
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a housing having a front face having a keypad to be presented to the face of the user when making a call, and a rear face opposite the front face; and
a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface, wherein the touch interface includes touch input means on the rear face of the housing for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals signals to the audio interface.
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21. A radiotelephone handset having a user interface and intended to be operated while the radiotelephone is held against the head of the user comprising:
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a housing having a front face to be held against the face of the user when making a call, and a rear face opposite the front face; and
a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface, wherein the touch interface includes touch input means on the rear face of the housing for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface, and wherein the touch input means is positioned to be out of view of the user when the front face is held against the face of the user.
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22. A radiotelephone handset comprising:
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a housing having a front face to be held against the face of the user when making a call; and
a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface wherein the touch interface includes touch input means on another face of the housing opposite the front face and any keypad of the handset for directing the processing of voice signals in the form of at least one of voice recognition and voice recording signals supplied to the audio interface.
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