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Personal communicator apparatus

  • US 5,537,608 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1995
  • Issued: 07/16/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hand-held personal communication apparatus comprising:

  • a radio frequency transceiver;

    audio logic circuitry coupled to said radio frequency transceiver to permit audio data to be received and transmitted by a user;

    a digital processor;

    a modem coupled to said digital processor and said radio frequency transceiver to permit digital data to be received and transmitted by a user;

    a memory coupled to said digital processor for storing a plurality of communication application programs, each of said plurality of communication application programs initiating execution in response to a selected calling sequence and including executable program code for generating at least one graphic image, said at least one graphic image including at least one designated user input area;

    a display coupled to said digital processor for displaying a graphic image;

    a touch sensitive overlay coupled to said digital processor and overlaying said display for generating file execution commands in response to user touch commands within a designated user input area;

    a navigation file stored in said memory, said navigation file including a plurality of ordered entries, each of said ordered entries comprising a calling sequence for one of said plurality of communication application programs; and

    a navigation program stored within said memory and executable by said digital processor in tandem with each of said plurality of communication application programs for accessing said navigation file and initiating a selected calling sequence in response to a user touch command within a designated user input area wherein a user may efficiently move from one communication application program to another communication application program with minimal user inputs while utilizing said personal communication apparatus.

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