Patent · US Expired

Telephone-terminal combination with plural keyboards

US5577118A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1995
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S379/915
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microprocessor-based telephone having a housing, a lower key panel positioned within a top portion of the housing, and an upper key panel hingedly mounted to the housing to swing away and reveal the lower key panel. The lower key panel carries an alphanumeric keyboard thereon to enable a user to perform alphanumeric data entry. The upper key panel carries a telephone keypad to enable a user to dial telephone numbers.

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