Wireless handset with locking slider
First Claim
1. A wireless handset comprising:
- a first housing section;
a second housing section mounted to and selectably slidable with respect to the first housing section to provide an extended configuration for using a predetermined function of the wireless handset and a closed configuration for reducing a predetermined dimension of the wireless handset when not using the predetermined function;
an electronically controllable lock coupled to the first and second housing sections having an actuated position for inhibiting movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration and a deactuated position wherein movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration is not inhibited; and
a controller coupled to the lock wherein the controller is programmed to determine whether the handset is in a predetermined operating mode, wherein the controller is programmed to place the lock into the actuated position when the handset is in the predetermined operating mode, and wherein the controller is programmed to place the lock into the deactuated position when the handset is no longer in the predetermined operating mode.
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Abstract
A wireless handset has a relatively slidable first and second housing sections to provide an extended configuration for using a predetermined function of the wireless handset and a closed configuration for reducing a predetermined dimension of the wireless handset when not using the predetermined function. An electronically controllable lock is coupled to the first and second housing sections having an actuated position for inhibiting movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration and a deactuated position wherein movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration is not inhibited. A controller is coupled to the lock wherein the controller is programmed to determine whether the handset is in a predetermined operating mode and to place the lock into the actuated position when the handset is in the predetermined operating mode. The controller is also programmed to place the lock into the deactuated position when the handset is no longer in the predetermined operating mode.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless handset comprising:
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a first housing section; a second housing section mounted to and selectably slidable with respect to the first housing section to provide an extended configuration for using a predetermined function of the wireless handset and a closed configuration for reducing a predetermined dimension of the wireless handset when not using the predetermined function; an electronically controllable lock coupled to the first and second housing sections having an actuated position for inhibiting movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration and a deactuated position wherein movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration is not inhibited; and a controller coupled to the lock wherein the controller is programmed to determine whether the handset is in a predetermined operating mode, wherein the controller is programmed to place the lock into the actuated position when the handset is in the predetermined operating mode, and wherein the controller is programmed to place the lock into the deactuated position when the handset is no longer in the predetermined operating mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling the sliding of first and second housing sections of a wireless handset, comprising the steps of:
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manually sliding the first and second housing sections from a closed configuration having a reduced predetermined dimension of the wireless handset to an extended configuration for using a predetermined function of the wireless handset; generating a first detection signal in response to sliding into the extended configuration; sending the first detection signal to a programmable controller; the programmable controller detecting whether the predetermined function is actively in use; if the predetermined function is actively in use, then the programmable controller actuating an electronically controllable lock to inhibit movement of the first and second housing sections out of the extended configuration; the programmable controller detecting deactivation of the predetermined function and in response to the deactivation deactuating the electronically controllable lock so that movement of the first and second housing section is no longer inhibited. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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