Control button interface for a portable communications device
US6049290A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B1/086
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pager including a housing and a control button interface, where the housing has an opening having at least one recess area around a portion of the opening and the control button interface is coupled to the housing and has multiple buttons arranged with at least one of the controlled buttons positioned between the other buttons. One of the buttons is located near the one recess area so as to enable its depression without causing other buttons from being depressed.
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