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Method and apparatus for coupling portable communication devices

US8553397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19References

23Claims

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Assignee

Motorola Mobility LLC · US

Inventors

Rachid M. Alameh · Crystal Lake, US
William S. Hede · Lake in the Hills, US
Paul Steuer · Hawthorn Woods, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2011
Grant date	Oct 8, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M1/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus mechanically couple portable communication devices. The apparatus can include a first shaft having a first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft length along the first shaft longitudinal axis, a first shaft end, and a second shaft end. The apparatus can include a first portable communication device having a first housing coupled to the first shaft end where the first housing rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis, the first housing having a first housing width. The apparatus can include a second portable communication device that can have a second portable communication device communication signal interface configured to communicate with a first portable communication device communication signal interface and can have a second housing that rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first shaft longitudinal axis. The first shaft length can be at least as long as the first housing width.

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