Portable game and communication device
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1. A portable digital communication device comprising:
- a first housing having a first top surface and a second top surface that is stepped from the first top surface, the first housing being extended in the longitudinal direction of the device;
a second housing having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface that is stepped from the first bottom surface, the second housing being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the device while being opposite to the first housing;
a first side housing, which is rotatable about a first hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the first housing; and
a second side housing, which is rotatable about a second hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the second housing,wherein the first and second side housings extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first and second housings, and wherein each of the first and second side housings is positioned as a handle when the first and second side housings are rotated from the first and second housings,wherein the first side housing includes a key array disposed on the top surface thereof, the key array including keys, andwherein the second side housing includes a key array disposed on the toy surface thereof the key array including keys.
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Abstract
A portable game and digital communication device. The communication device comprises first and second side housings, which include a plurality of keys for video gaming controls. Additionally, the first and second side housings are rotatable about a central axis of the device, such the each of first and second side housings becomes a handle for the device.
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1. A portable digital communication device comprising:
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a first housing having a first top surface and a second top surface that is stepped from the first top surface, the first housing being extended in the longitudinal direction of the device; a second housing having a first bottom surface and a second bottom surface that is stepped from the first bottom surface, the second housing being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the device while being opposite to the first housing; a first side housing, which is rotatable about a first hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the first housing; and a second side housing, which is rotatable about a second hinge axis and attached at a side surface of the second housing, wherein the first and second side housings extend in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the first and second housings, and wherein each of the first and second side housings is positioned as a handle when the first and second side housings are rotated from the first and second housings, wherein the first side housing includes a key array disposed on the top surface thereof, the key array including keys, and wherein the second side housing includes a key array disposed on the toy surface thereof the key array including keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable digital communication device comprising:
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a housing extended in a longitudinal direction of the device; a first side housing extended in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing, the first side housing being rotatable about a first hinge axis and attached at one side surface of the housing, wherein the first side housing is positioned as a handle at the side of the housing when the first side housing is rotated a prescribed angle; and a second side housing extended in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the second housing, the second side housing being rotatable about a second hinge axis and attached at the other side surface of the housing, wherein the second side housing is positioned as a handle at the side of the housing when the second side housing is rotated a prescribed angle, wherein the first side housing includes a key array disposed on the top surface thereof, the key array including keys, and wherein the second side housing includes a key array disposed on the top surface thereof the key array including keys. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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