Patent · US Expired

Radio communication device

US7437179B1 · kind B1 · utility

8Cited by
10References
30Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 2000
Grant dateOct 14, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/57
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A phone comprising a body and an attached cover having an aperture, wherein the phone has a closed configuration in which portions of the body are covered and an open configuration in which at least some of the portions covered in the closed configuration are uncovered. The body comprises a display positioned such that in the closed configuration the aperture is substantially aligned with the display so that at least a portion of the display is visible to a user through the aperture; and a processor for controlling the display. The processor controls the display. (when the device is in a first state and in a closed configuration) to have a first format in which information to be conveyed to the user is restricted to said visible portion of the display and controls the display (when the device is in said first state and in the open configuration) to have a second format in which the same information to be conveyed to the user is not restricted to said visible portion of the display.

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