Hand held mobile communication device and method for managing printed documents
First Claim
1. In combination with a hand held mobile electronic communication device having a housing, an improvement comprising:
- (a) a scanner disposed on one surface of said housing; and
(b) a display provided on an opposed surface of said housing, whereby an image being scanned by said scanner is displayed on said display and is viewable during a scanning effort by a user positioned to directly view said opposed surface.
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Abstract
A hand held mobile communication device includes a housing, a scanner disposed on one surface of the housing and a display provided on an opposed surface of the housing, whereby an image being scanned by the scanner is displayed on the display. A second housing may be provided and attached to the first housing with a hinge that enables 360 degree rotation of one housing relative to another. The device is employable for managing printed documents by scanning them with the scanner, viewing scanned documents on the display and transmitting the documents in a digital format to a remote location. A second display is also provided on an outer surface of the second housing. The device includes a camera for capturing still images and another camera for capturing video. Operating keys are employed and provide for one step operation of various features of the device.
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18 Claims
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1. In combination with a hand held mobile electronic communication device having a housing, an improvement comprising:
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(a) a scanner disposed on one surface of said housing; and (b) a display provided on an opposed surface of said housing, whereby an image being scanned by said scanner is displayed on said display and is viewable during a scanning effort by a user positioned to directly view said opposed surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A hand held mobile communication device comprising:
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(a) a first housing; (b) a second housing (c) a hinge means pivotally connecting said first and second housing and enabling a 360 degree rotation relative to one another, wherein inner surface of said first and second housing being invisible from outside in a closed state of said device, and wherein outer surface of said first and second housing being invisible from outside in an open state of said device; (d) a scanner disposed on an inner surface of one of said first and said second housing; and (e) a display screen provided on an inner surface of an opposed one of said first and said second housing, whereby an image being scanned by said scanner is displayed on said display screen when said first and second housings are in said open state and wherein said image being scanned is viewable during scanning effort by a user positioned to directly view said inner surface of said opposed one of said first and said second housing. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing printed documents, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a scanner in a hand held mobile electronic communication device having a display disposed on one surface thereof; (b) positioning said scanner at a predetermined distance above a printed document to be scanned; and (c) activating said scanner to scan said printed document; (d) scanning, with said scanner, an image disposed on said surface of said document. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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