Communication device including one or more electrical control buttons in an upper housing part
First Claim
1. A handheld communication device comprising:
- a lower part;
a hinge coupled to said lower part;
a flip coupled to said lower part by said hinge, wherein said flip can be rotated about said hinge from a first position in which said flip overlies said lower part to a second position in which said flip extends upward away from said lower part, said flip comprising one or more buttons;
a sensor adapted to detect whether said flip is in said first position;
a controller electrically coupled to said one or more buttons, and to said sensor;
wherein said controller is configured to read an output of said sensor, and process input from said one or more buttons in a manner that depends on the output of said sensor; and
wherein said one or more buttons comprise a pair of buttons including a first button, and a second button that is located above said first button when said handheld communication device is held upright, and said flip is in said first position; and
said controller is configured to interpret a first actuation signal from said first button as a “
DOWN”
command, and a second actuation signal from said second button as an “
UP”
command, when said output of said sensor indicates that said flip is in said first position; and
said controller is configured to interpret said first actuation signal from said first button as the “
UP”
command, and said second actuation signal from said second button as the “
DOWN”
command, when said output of said sensor indicates that said flip is not in said first position.
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Abstract
Folding wireless communication devices (100, 700) comprise first parts (102, 1002) that are rotatably coupled to second parts (104, 1104). The first parts (102, 1002) can be moved from first positions in which the first parts (102, 1002) overlie the second parts (104, 1104) to second positions in which the first parts (102, 1002) extend upward away from the second parts (104, 1104). The first parts (102, 1002) comprise one or more buttons (302, 304, 306, 308 1010, 1012), e.g., a pair of directional buttons, such as “UP” and “DOWN” control buttons (302, 304, 1010, 1012). Hardware and/or software is used to change the function of the buttons (302, 304, 306, 308 1010, 1012) depending on the position of the first parts (102, 1002).
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6 Claims
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1. A handheld communication device comprising:
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a lower part; a hinge coupled to said lower part; a flip coupled to said lower part by said hinge, wherein said flip can be rotated about said hinge from a first position in which said flip overlies said lower part to a second position in which said flip extends upward away from said lower part, said flip comprising one or more buttons; a sensor adapted to detect whether said flip is in said first position; a controller electrically coupled to said one or more buttons, and to said sensor; wherein said controller is configured to read an output of said sensor, and process input from said one or more buttons in a manner that depends on the output of said sensor; and wherein said one or more buttons comprise a pair of buttons including a first button, and a second button that is located above said first button when said handheld communication device is held upright, and said flip is in said first position; and said controller is configured to interpret a first actuation signal from said first button as a “
DOWN”
command, and a second actuation signal from said second button as an “
UP”
command, when said output of said sensor indicates that said flip is in said first position; andsaid controller is configured to interpret said first actuation signal from said first button as the “
UP”
command, and said second actuation signal from said second button as the “
DOWN”
command, when said output of said sensor indicates that said flip is not in said first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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Specification