Patent · US Expired

Communications device with touch sensitive screen

US6518957B1 · kind B1 · utility

256Cited by
14References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 8, 2000
Grant dateFeb 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 26, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2250/22
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable communications device which includes: a housing 4, a display for entering and displaying data, the display being disposed in the housing and having a touch sensitive screen, radio circuitry for receiving and processing communication channel data and a processor for controlling operation of the device. When a voice communication channel is established, the processor is operable to disable at least a portion of the touch sensitive screen.

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