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Communication device having multiple displays and method of operating the same

US6304763A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 2000
Grant dateOct 16, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communication device (102) includes a housing (105), a first display area (130), and a second display area (132). The first display area (130) is disposed in and outwardly directed from a front (120) of the housing (105), and the second display area (132) is disposed in and outwardly directed from a side (122) of the housing (105). The housing (105) may include a housing portion (114) movable to an open position and a closed position, where the second display area (132) is covered by the housing portion (114) when positioned in one of the first and the second positions.

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