CA2166763A1 - Radio communication device with moveable housing element control - Google Patents
Radio communication device with moveable housing element controlInfo
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- H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
- H04M1/0241—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
- H04M1/0245—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call using open/close detection
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Abstract
A radio communication device (103) provides several radio communication services including radiotelephone service, electronic mail service, faxing service etc.... The radio communication device has a main body housing element (107) and a moveable housing element(109), radio circuitry (113), a touch screen display (119), and a switch ( 127). In a closed position, the radio communication device (103) has a first set of limited radiotelephone functions such as phone number input and sending and receiving phone calls. In an opened position, the radio communication device (103) has a different set of user functions which include radiotelephone functions, advanced radiotelephone functions, and messaging functions. The switch ( 127) provides a signal responsive to the moveable housing element ( 109) moving to the open position. Thus, switching the radio communication device (103) between a first set of user functions and the second set of user functions.
Description
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RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE Wllll MOVEABLE
HOUSING ELEMENT CONTROL
Field of the Invention Generally, the present invention relates to controlling a communication device with a moveable housing element and more specifically to a radio communication device having two sets of user functions controlled with a 10 moveable housing element.
Back~round of the Invention Today, radio communication devices provide radio 15 communication services such as two-way radio service, radiotelephone service, cellular phone service, cordless phone service and wireless data communication services such as wireless fax, electronic mail (e-mail), and short message service. These services are generally packaged 2 0 individually into a single radio communication service device, such as a traditional radiotelephone. By packaging these radio communication services as individual devices, a manufacturer can offer a portable or hand held radio communication device that is relatively easy to use.
2 5 However, there is increasing pressure in the marketplace to provide a multi-functional radio communication devise that offers more than one of the typical radio communication services mentioned above. Attempting to combine such radio communication services into a single radio 3 0 communication device creates a cumbersome user interface ` 2~676~
that is undesired by potential customers. A typical user interface includes a speaker, a microphone, a display and a data input device such as a keypad. For some radio communication services a small display and a small data 5 input area is required. For example, in a portable radiotelephone often there is a small display and a fixed data input keypad. On the other hand, a wireless data service such as e-mail requires extensive display of received messages as well as extensive user data input 10 from either a pen or a keyboard.
If a manufacturer was to provide an integrated product that combined a radiotelephone and an e-mail service, the simpler user interface of the radiotelephone service would be lost in the complex user interface 15 required for an e-mail service. Thus, it would be advantageous to provide an integrated data communication device wherein a user could easily identify the user interface of a first data service from a user interface of a second data service.
Brief Description of the Draw;n~s FIG. 1 is an illustration in blocked diagram form of a radio communication system in accordance with the 25 present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed illustration of a radio communication device in a closed position in accordance with the present invention.
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FIG. 3 is a detailed illustration of a radio communication device in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an illustration of a display in the portrait 5 mode in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an illustration of a display in the landscape mode in accordance with the present invention.
Detailed Description of a Preferred 1 0 Embodiment.
An embodiment of the present invention encompasses a radio communication device having a main body housing element and a moveable housing element 15 coupled thereto. The moveable housing element is moveable between an open or extended position and a closed position. The radio communication device includes radio circuitry, a touch screen display, and a switch. The moveable housing element covers a portion of the touch 2 0 screen display when the moveable housing element is in a closed position. In the closed position, the radio communication device has a first set of user functions. The first set of user functions includes limited radiotelephone functions such as phone number input and sending and 25 receiving phone calls. When the moveable housing element is in the open or extended position, the radio communication device has a second set of user functions which include radiotelephone functions, advanced radiotelephone functions, and messaging functions. The 3 0 messaging functions include electronic mail, faxing, and - 2~6763 short message service. The radio communication device switch provides a signal to a radio communication device processor responsive to the moveable housing element moving to the open or extended position. Thus, switching S the radio communication device between a first set of user functions and the second set of user functions.
Figure 1 is an illustration in blocked diagram form of a radio communication system. The radio communication system 100 includes a remote transceiver 101. In the radio communication system 100 the remote transceiver 101 sends and receives radio frequency (RF) signals to and from multiple radio communication devices within a fixed geographic area. The radio communication device 103 is 15 one such radio communication device contained within the geographic area served by the remote transceiver 101.
The RF signals transmitted between the remote transceiver 101 and the radio communication device 103 provide radio communication services such as radiotelephone service, 2 0 electronic mail service, wireless fax service and short message service. Other equally sufficient embodiments of the present invention may include other combinations of these communication services and other radio communication services.
The radio communication device 103 includes an antenna 105, a main body housing element 107, a moveable housing element 1 09, and a hinge 111 for coupling the moveable housing element 109 to the main 30 body housing element 107. In the preferred embodiment, 21 6~3 the main body housing element 107 includes radio circuitry 113, a processor 115, and a portion of a user interface 117. The user interface 117 includes a display 119, a microphone 121, a speaker 123, and a keypad 125.
S The display 119, the microphone 121, and the speaker 123 are disposed within the main body housing element 107.
The keypad 125 is disposed within the moveable housing element 109 in the preferred embodiment. Additionally, the radio communication device 103 includes a switch 127 1 0 disposed within the main body housing element 107 and a switch activation device 129 disposed within the moveable housing element 109. It is anticipated that other equally sufficient embodiments of the present invention would include a radio communication device that equally disposed components between a main body housing element and a moveable housing. Such an embodiment would dispose at least a portion of the radio circuitry within the main body housing element.
Upon reception of RF signals, the radio communication device 103 receives the RF signals through the antenna 105. The antenna 105 converts the received RF signals into electrical RF signals for use by the radio circuitry 113. The radio circuitry 113 demodulates the electrical RF signals and recovers the data transmitted using the RF signals. Additionally, the radio circuitry 113 outputs the data to the processor 115. The processor 115 includes at least a main microprocessor such as an MC68040 available from Motorola, Inc., and associated 3 0 memory as well as other control circuits including 2~6~763 integrated circuits or other known technologies. The processor 11 5 formats the data output from the radio circuitry 11 3 into a recognizable voice or messaging information for use by the user interface 117. The user interface 11 7 communicates the received information or ~= voice to a user through the use of the speaker 123 and the display 1 19.
Upon transmission of RF signals from the radio communication device 103 to the remote transceiver 101, the user interface 11 7 transmits user input data to the processor 11 5 . Such data may include voice data and/or messaging information. The processor 11 5 formats the information obtained from the user interface 1 17 and transmits the formatted information to the radio circuitry 1 13. The radio circuitry 1 13 converts the formatted information into electrical RF modulated signals to the antenna 105 for transmission back to the remote transceiver 101.
In the preferred embodiment, the moveable housing element 109 has a first position and second position, also referred to as an open position and a closed position. FIG. 2 is a detailed illustration of the radio communication device 103 of FIG. 1 in the closed position. When the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, it covers a portion of the touch screen display 119 and the radio communication device 103 has a limited first set of user functions available. The limited set of user functions 3 0 include only radiotelephone functions such as inputting 216676~
telephone numbers, initiating and ending telephone calls and recalling phone numbers from a memory. This limited set of user functions is related to the functions available on a low tier radiotelephone available today. In the closed 5 position a portion of the touch screen display 1 19 is exposed to the user. This exposed portion contains a data display area 201 for displaying radiotelephone feedback such as a telephone number, a signal strength, a battery level, and roaming information. The information displayed 10 in the data display area is oriented vertically, hereinafter referred to as a portrait mode, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
In the preferred embodiment, the moveable housing element 109 includes a keypad 125. The keypad 125 includes a plurality of individual keys including a limited 15 number of function keys and a number pad containing individual keys numbered 0-9. Each individual key is disposed within the moveable housing element 109. Each key has a first portion of the key exposed on a first side of the moveable housing element 109 and a second portion of 20 the key is exposed on a second side of the moveable housing element 109. The keys are arranged such that when the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, the plurality of keys are arranged adjacent to a user data area (not shown) of the touch screen display 119.
25 The user data area of the touch screen display 119 is covered by the moveable housing element 109 and is divided up into multiple user data sub-areas which correspond to the plurality of keys of the keypad 125.
When the first portion of a first key is depressed by a user, 3 0 the second portion of the first key provides a pressure 2 1 6 ~ 76 r3 against the touch screen display and activates a corresponding user data sub-area. This activation of the particular user data sub-area of the touch screen display 1 19 creates a corresponding signal that is sent back to the 5 processor 11 5 to interpret the meaning of the activation.
This signal is sent via the display bus 133.
FIG. 3 is a detailed illustration of the radio communication device 103 of FIG. 1 in the opened position.
10 As the moveable housing element 1 09 is moved to the open or extended position the switch activation device 129 in conjunction with the switch 127 creates a mode change signal 131 that is sent to the processor 115, as illustrated in FIG. 1. The mode change signal 131 indicates to the processor 11 5 that the moveable housing element 1 09 is being opened and a second set of user functions becomes available to the user. In the preferred embodiment, the second set of user functions includes advanced radiotelephone control functions and messaging functions 20 such as wireless faxing, electronic mail and short messaging service.
With the moveable housing element 109 in the open or extended position, the radio communication device 103 25 has a second set of user functions. This second set of user functions includes advanced radiotelephone control functions and messaging functions. The advanced radiotelephone functions include a menu for storing and recalling telephone numbers as well as progr~mming the 3 0 user' s preferences for controlling the radiotelephone. All of `` 21~676~
the radiotelephone control functions, including the advanced and the limited radiotelephone control functions, are displayed in a radiotelephone display configuration.
This configuration includes orienting the display in the 5 portrait mode as discussed above and illustrated in FIG. 4.
All of the messaging functions including electronic mail, faxing and short message service are displayed in a messaging display configuration. This configuration includes orienting the display in the horizontal direction, 10 hereinafter referred to as the landscape mode, as illustrated in FIG. 5. Additionally, when the moveable housing element 109 is in the opened position, the display arrangement for the touch screen display 11 9 is reconfigured. This reconfiguration includes increasing the 15 data display area 301 to include the entire touch screen display 11 9 and it also changes the number of user data sub-areas 305 in the user data area 303. In the preferred embodiment the data display area 301 and the user data area 303 overlap each other when the moveable housing 20 element 109 is in the extended or opened position.
Additionally, the radio communication device 103 performs additional functions responsive to the moveable housing element 109. Specifically, as the moveable housing element 109 moves from the closed position to the opened 2 5 position, the radio communication device 103 can perform an off-hook function. As the moveable housing element 109 moves from the opened position to the closed position, the radio communication device 103 can perform an on-hook function. Furthermore, any other predetermined 3 0 radio communication device control function can be ` 2166763 performed in response to moving the moveable housing element between the first position and the second position.
Alternatively, the first set of user functions may include exclusively radiotelephone control functions and 5 the second set of user functions may include exclusively messaging functions. In this alternative embodiment, when the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, the radio communication device 103 functions only as a radiotelephone. When the moveable housing 10 element 109 is in the open or extended position, the radio communication device 103 operates solely as a messaging communication system. Consequently, the touch screen display would be oriented in the portrait mode while the flip is closed and in response to moving the moveable 1 5 housing element 109 to the open position, the touch screen display 11 9 would be reconfigured to the landscape mode, as illustrated in figure 4.
In the detailed illustration of the portable radio communication device 103 in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the 20 moveable housing element 109 is a flip. It is anticipated that other equally sufficient embodiments of a moveable housing element 109 may be substituted therefor. These other embodiments include: a clam shell type housing element, a swivel type housing element and a sliding type 2 5 housing element. By providing a radio communication device that has two distinct sets of user functions to control a plurality of radio communication services, the preferred embodiment creates a simpler user interface for the plurality of radio communication services, than would 3 0 otherwise be available to a user of a radio communication -` 2166763 device providing a plurality of radio communication services.
5 What is claimed is:
RADIO COMMUNICATION DEVICE Wllll MOVEABLE
HOUSING ELEMENT CONTROL
Field of the Invention Generally, the present invention relates to controlling a communication device with a moveable housing element and more specifically to a radio communication device having two sets of user functions controlled with a 10 moveable housing element.
Back~round of the Invention Today, radio communication devices provide radio 15 communication services such as two-way radio service, radiotelephone service, cellular phone service, cordless phone service and wireless data communication services such as wireless fax, electronic mail (e-mail), and short message service. These services are generally packaged 2 0 individually into a single radio communication service device, such as a traditional radiotelephone. By packaging these radio communication services as individual devices, a manufacturer can offer a portable or hand held radio communication device that is relatively easy to use.
2 5 However, there is increasing pressure in the marketplace to provide a multi-functional radio communication devise that offers more than one of the typical radio communication services mentioned above. Attempting to combine such radio communication services into a single radio 3 0 communication device creates a cumbersome user interface ` 2~676~
that is undesired by potential customers. A typical user interface includes a speaker, a microphone, a display and a data input device such as a keypad. For some radio communication services a small display and a small data 5 input area is required. For example, in a portable radiotelephone often there is a small display and a fixed data input keypad. On the other hand, a wireless data service such as e-mail requires extensive display of received messages as well as extensive user data input 10 from either a pen or a keyboard.
If a manufacturer was to provide an integrated product that combined a radiotelephone and an e-mail service, the simpler user interface of the radiotelephone service would be lost in the complex user interface 15 required for an e-mail service. Thus, it would be advantageous to provide an integrated data communication device wherein a user could easily identify the user interface of a first data service from a user interface of a second data service.
Brief Description of the Draw;n~s FIG. 1 is an illustration in blocked diagram form of a radio communication system in accordance with the 25 present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed illustration of a radio communication device in a closed position in accordance with the present invention.
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FIG. 3 is a detailed illustration of a radio communication device in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an illustration of a display in the portrait 5 mode in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an illustration of a display in the landscape mode in accordance with the present invention.
Detailed Description of a Preferred 1 0 Embodiment.
An embodiment of the present invention encompasses a radio communication device having a main body housing element and a moveable housing element 15 coupled thereto. The moveable housing element is moveable between an open or extended position and a closed position. The radio communication device includes radio circuitry, a touch screen display, and a switch. The moveable housing element covers a portion of the touch 2 0 screen display when the moveable housing element is in a closed position. In the closed position, the radio communication device has a first set of user functions. The first set of user functions includes limited radiotelephone functions such as phone number input and sending and 25 receiving phone calls. When the moveable housing element is in the open or extended position, the radio communication device has a second set of user functions which include radiotelephone functions, advanced radiotelephone functions, and messaging functions. The 3 0 messaging functions include electronic mail, faxing, and - 2~6763 short message service. The radio communication device switch provides a signal to a radio communication device processor responsive to the moveable housing element moving to the open or extended position. Thus, switching S the radio communication device between a first set of user functions and the second set of user functions.
Figure 1 is an illustration in blocked diagram form of a radio communication system. The radio communication system 100 includes a remote transceiver 101. In the radio communication system 100 the remote transceiver 101 sends and receives radio frequency (RF) signals to and from multiple radio communication devices within a fixed geographic area. The radio communication device 103 is 15 one such radio communication device contained within the geographic area served by the remote transceiver 101.
The RF signals transmitted between the remote transceiver 101 and the radio communication device 103 provide radio communication services such as radiotelephone service, 2 0 electronic mail service, wireless fax service and short message service. Other equally sufficient embodiments of the present invention may include other combinations of these communication services and other radio communication services.
The radio communication device 103 includes an antenna 105, a main body housing element 107, a moveable housing element 1 09, and a hinge 111 for coupling the moveable housing element 109 to the main 30 body housing element 107. In the preferred embodiment, 21 6~3 the main body housing element 107 includes radio circuitry 113, a processor 115, and a portion of a user interface 117. The user interface 117 includes a display 119, a microphone 121, a speaker 123, and a keypad 125.
S The display 119, the microphone 121, and the speaker 123 are disposed within the main body housing element 107.
The keypad 125 is disposed within the moveable housing element 109 in the preferred embodiment. Additionally, the radio communication device 103 includes a switch 127 1 0 disposed within the main body housing element 107 and a switch activation device 129 disposed within the moveable housing element 109. It is anticipated that other equally sufficient embodiments of the present invention would include a radio communication device that equally disposed components between a main body housing element and a moveable housing. Such an embodiment would dispose at least a portion of the radio circuitry within the main body housing element.
Upon reception of RF signals, the radio communication device 103 receives the RF signals through the antenna 105. The antenna 105 converts the received RF signals into electrical RF signals for use by the radio circuitry 113. The radio circuitry 113 demodulates the electrical RF signals and recovers the data transmitted using the RF signals. Additionally, the radio circuitry 113 outputs the data to the processor 115. The processor 115 includes at least a main microprocessor such as an MC68040 available from Motorola, Inc., and associated 3 0 memory as well as other control circuits including 2~6~763 integrated circuits or other known technologies. The processor 11 5 formats the data output from the radio circuitry 11 3 into a recognizable voice or messaging information for use by the user interface 117. The user interface 11 7 communicates the received information or ~= voice to a user through the use of the speaker 123 and the display 1 19.
Upon transmission of RF signals from the radio communication device 103 to the remote transceiver 101, the user interface 11 7 transmits user input data to the processor 11 5 . Such data may include voice data and/or messaging information. The processor 11 5 formats the information obtained from the user interface 1 17 and transmits the formatted information to the radio circuitry 1 13. The radio circuitry 1 13 converts the formatted information into electrical RF modulated signals to the antenna 105 for transmission back to the remote transceiver 101.
In the preferred embodiment, the moveable housing element 109 has a first position and second position, also referred to as an open position and a closed position. FIG. 2 is a detailed illustration of the radio communication device 103 of FIG. 1 in the closed position. When the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, it covers a portion of the touch screen display 119 and the radio communication device 103 has a limited first set of user functions available. The limited set of user functions 3 0 include only radiotelephone functions such as inputting 216676~
telephone numbers, initiating and ending telephone calls and recalling phone numbers from a memory. This limited set of user functions is related to the functions available on a low tier radiotelephone available today. In the closed 5 position a portion of the touch screen display 1 19 is exposed to the user. This exposed portion contains a data display area 201 for displaying radiotelephone feedback such as a telephone number, a signal strength, a battery level, and roaming information. The information displayed 10 in the data display area is oriented vertically, hereinafter referred to as a portrait mode, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
In the preferred embodiment, the moveable housing element 109 includes a keypad 125. The keypad 125 includes a plurality of individual keys including a limited 15 number of function keys and a number pad containing individual keys numbered 0-9. Each individual key is disposed within the moveable housing element 109. Each key has a first portion of the key exposed on a first side of the moveable housing element 109 and a second portion of 20 the key is exposed on a second side of the moveable housing element 109. The keys are arranged such that when the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, the plurality of keys are arranged adjacent to a user data area (not shown) of the touch screen display 119.
25 The user data area of the touch screen display 119 is covered by the moveable housing element 109 and is divided up into multiple user data sub-areas which correspond to the plurality of keys of the keypad 125.
When the first portion of a first key is depressed by a user, 3 0 the second portion of the first key provides a pressure 2 1 6 ~ 76 r3 against the touch screen display and activates a corresponding user data sub-area. This activation of the particular user data sub-area of the touch screen display 1 19 creates a corresponding signal that is sent back to the 5 processor 11 5 to interpret the meaning of the activation.
This signal is sent via the display bus 133.
FIG. 3 is a detailed illustration of the radio communication device 103 of FIG. 1 in the opened position.
10 As the moveable housing element 1 09 is moved to the open or extended position the switch activation device 129 in conjunction with the switch 127 creates a mode change signal 131 that is sent to the processor 115, as illustrated in FIG. 1. The mode change signal 131 indicates to the processor 11 5 that the moveable housing element 1 09 is being opened and a second set of user functions becomes available to the user. In the preferred embodiment, the second set of user functions includes advanced radiotelephone control functions and messaging functions 20 such as wireless faxing, electronic mail and short messaging service.
With the moveable housing element 109 in the open or extended position, the radio communication device 103 25 has a second set of user functions. This second set of user functions includes advanced radiotelephone control functions and messaging functions. The advanced radiotelephone functions include a menu for storing and recalling telephone numbers as well as progr~mming the 3 0 user' s preferences for controlling the radiotelephone. All of `` 21~676~
the radiotelephone control functions, including the advanced and the limited radiotelephone control functions, are displayed in a radiotelephone display configuration.
This configuration includes orienting the display in the 5 portrait mode as discussed above and illustrated in FIG. 4.
All of the messaging functions including electronic mail, faxing and short message service are displayed in a messaging display configuration. This configuration includes orienting the display in the horizontal direction, 10 hereinafter referred to as the landscape mode, as illustrated in FIG. 5. Additionally, when the moveable housing element 109 is in the opened position, the display arrangement for the touch screen display 11 9 is reconfigured. This reconfiguration includes increasing the 15 data display area 301 to include the entire touch screen display 11 9 and it also changes the number of user data sub-areas 305 in the user data area 303. In the preferred embodiment the data display area 301 and the user data area 303 overlap each other when the moveable housing 20 element 109 is in the extended or opened position.
Additionally, the radio communication device 103 performs additional functions responsive to the moveable housing element 109. Specifically, as the moveable housing element 109 moves from the closed position to the opened 2 5 position, the radio communication device 103 can perform an off-hook function. As the moveable housing element 109 moves from the opened position to the closed position, the radio communication device 103 can perform an on-hook function. Furthermore, any other predetermined 3 0 radio communication device control function can be ` 2166763 performed in response to moving the moveable housing element between the first position and the second position.
Alternatively, the first set of user functions may include exclusively radiotelephone control functions and 5 the second set of user functions may include exclusively messaging functions. In this alternative embodiment, when the moveable housing element 109 is in the closed position, the radio communication device 103 functions only as a radiotelephone. When the moveable housing 10 element 109 is in the open or extended position, the radio communication device 103 operates solely as a messaging communication system. Consequently, the touch screen display would be oriented in the portrait mode while the flip is closed and in response to moving the moveable 1 5 housing element 109 to the open position, the touch screen display 11 9 would be reconfigured to the landscape mode, as illustrated in figure 4.
In the detailed illustration of the portable radio communication device 103 in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the 20 moveable housing element 109 is a flip. It is anticipated that other equally sufficient embodiments of a moveable housing element 109 may be substituted therefor. These other embodiments include: a clam shell type housing element, a swivel type housing element and a sliding type 2 5 housing element. By providing a radio communication device that has two distinct sets of user functions to control a plurality of radio communication services, the preferred embodiment creates a simpler user interface for the plurality of radio communication services, than would 3 0 otherwise be available to a user of a radio communication -` 2166763 device providing a plurality of radio communication services.
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Claims (9)
1. A radio communication device having radio circuitry operative in a radio communication system and having user functions for controlling the radio communication device, the radio communication device having a first housing element and a second housing element wherein said first housing element is moveable between a first position and a second position and a portion of the radio circuitry is disposed within said second housing element, said radio communication device comprising:
a first set of the user functions for controlling the radio communication device;
a second set of the user functions for controlling the radio communication device; and a switch responsive to the position of said first housing element for switching between the first set of user functions and the second set of user functions.
a first set of the user functions for controlling the radio communication device;
a second set of the user functions for controlling the radio communication device; and a switch responsive to the position of said first housing element for switching between the first set of user functions and the second set of user functions.
2. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein said first housing element is a flip and the flip is flipped from a closed position to an opened position.
3. The radio communication device of claim 1 wherein the user functions are comprised of radiotelephone functions and messaging functions, the first set of user functions includes limited radiotelephone functions, the second set of user functions includes advanced radiotelephone functions and messaging functions .
4. A radio communication device having radio circuitry disposed therein and a plurality of user functions, the radio communication device comprising:
a body housing element having at least a portion of the radio circuitry disposed therein;
a moveable housing element coupled to the body housing element and moveable between at least a first position and a second position;
a touch screen display having a user data area for entering user data and having a data display area for displaying display data, the touch screen display disposed within the body housing element of the radio communication device, at least a first portion of the touch screen display exposed on a first side of the body housing element such that when the moveable housing element is in the second position, the moveable housing element covers at least a second portion of the touch screen display; and a switch, responsive to the moveable housing element moving to the first position, for switching between a first set of user functions and a second set of user functions.
a body housing element having at least a portion of the radio circuitry disposed therein;
a moveable housing element coupled to the body housing element and moveable between at least a first position and a second position;
a touch screen display having a user data area for entering user data and having a data display area for displaying display data, the touch screen display disposed within the body housing element of the radio communication device, at least a first portion of the touch screen display exposed on a first side of the body housing element such that when the moveable housing element is in the second position, the moveable housing element covers at least a second portion of the touch screen display; and a switch, responsive to the moveable housing element moving to the first position, for switching between a first set of user functions and a second set of user functions.
5. The radio communication device in accordance with claim 4 wherein the user functions includes radiotelephone functions and messaging functions, the first set of user functions includes only radiotelephone functions and the second set of user functions includes radiotelephone functions and messaging functions.
6. The radio communication device in accordance with claim 5 further comprising a plurality of display arrangements for arranging the data display area and the user data area, all radiotelephone functions have a corresponding radiotelephone display arrangement that includes orienting the data display area and the user data area in a portrait mode, all messaging functions have a corresponding messaging display arrangement that includes orienting the data display area and the user data area in a landscape mode.
7. The radio communication device of claim 4 further comprising:
a keypad disposed in the moveable housing element, the keypad including at least a first key, the first key disposed within the moveable housing element and having a first portion exposed on a first side of the moveable housing element and a second portion exposed on a second side of the moveable housing element, such that when the moveable housing element is in the second position, the first portion of the first key and the first side of the moveable housing element is available to a user and when the user depresses the first portion of the first key, the second portion of the first key provides a pressure against the touch screen display and activating the touch screen display.
a keypad disposed in the moveable housing element, the keypad including at least a first key, the first key disposed within the moveable housing element and having a first portion exposed on a first side of the moveable housing element and a second portion exposed on a second side of the moveable housing element, such that when the moveable housing element is in the second position, the first portion of the first key and the first side of the moveable housing element is available to a user and when the user depresses the first portion of the first key, the second portion of the first key provides a pressure against the touch screen display and activating the touch screen display.
8. The radio communication device of claim 7 further comprises:
a plurality of keys contained in the keypad;
a plurality of user data sub-areas in the user data area of the touch screen display corresponding to the plurality of keys, such that when a first of the plurality of keys is depressed by the user, a corresponding user data sub-area is activated.
a plurality of keys contained in the keypad;
a plurality of user data sub-areas in the user data area of the touch screen display corresponding to the plurality of keys, such that when a first of the plurality of keys is depressed by the user, a corresponding user data sub-area is activated.
9. The radio communication device of claim 8 further comprises:
a plurality of display arrangements for arranging multiple configurations of the data display area and the user data area when the moveable housing element is in the first position a first configuration includes a user data area having a plurality of user data sub-areas for direct activation by a user of the touch screen display .
a plurality of display arrangements for arranging multiple configurations of the data display area and the user data area when the moveable housing element is in the first position a first configuration includes a user data area having a plurality of user data sub-areas for direct activation by a user of the touch screen display .
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