Handheld mobile communication device
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1. A handheld mobile communication device for transmitting and receiving data, the device comprising:
- a display mounted in a first housing, for displaying information to a user; and
an auxiliary input mounted in a second housing, for inputting data, the second housing movable in relation to the first housing between a closed position, which situates the auxiliary input behind the display and facing in the opposite direction as the display, and an open position, in which the auxiliary input and the display are positioned to allow simultaneous viewing and input;
wherein the auxiliary input is further operable for dialing a telephone number in the closed position in which the auxiliary input is behind the display;
wherein the second housing includes a hinge for hingedly attaching the second housing to the first housing; and
wherein, in the closed position, the auxiliary input is held in a recess on a back portion of the first housing.
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Abstract
A digital communications device with a reduced size, enhanced keyboard and large screen is disclosed. The mobile device has an auxiliary input such as a keyboard with a plurality of keys that is arranged in a first position to minimize the size of the device, and in a second position to enable the use of the auxiliary input in conjunction with other auxiliary inputs and the display. When in the first position, the keyboard is used to make telephone inputs and when in the second position, the keyboard is used to make textual inputs.
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1. A handheld mobile communication device for transmitting and receiving data, the device comprising:
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a display mounted in a first housing, for displaying information to a user; and an auxiliary input mounted in a second housing, for inputting data, the second housing movable in relation to the first housing between a closed position, which situates the auxiliary input behind the display and facing in the opposite direction as the display, and an open position, in which the auxiliary input and the display are positioned to allow simultaneous viewing and input; wherein the auxiliary input is further operable for dialing a telephone number in the closed position in which the auxiliary input is behind the display; wherein the second housing includes a hinge for hingedly attaching the second housing to the first housing; and wherein, in the closed position, the auxiliary input is held in a recess on a back portion of the first housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A handheld mobile communication device comprising:
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a display mounted in a front face of a first housing, the first housing having a rear surface that is interrupted by a recess; and an auxiliary input, for inputting data, mounted in a front face of a second housing, the second housing being movably attached to the first housing for movement between a closed position in which the second housing is situated in the recess behind the first housing and an open position in which the display and the auxiliary input face the same direction for simultaneous viewing and input by a user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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