Communication device with two modes of operation

USRE43370E1 · kind E1 · reissue

Assignee

• Nokia · FI

Inventors

• Jarmo Makela · Tampere, FI
• Arto Lehtonen · Tampere, FI
• Veli-Matti Soini · Tampere, FI
• Lasse Siitonen · Tampere, FI
• Risto Ronkka · Tampere, FI

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 4, 2001
• Grant date: May 8, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 4, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

The invention relates to a mobile station which comprises two separate user interfaces and an outer covering (10, 11) which can be unfolded. The device has the appearance and the size of a common mobile phone when the outer covering (10, 11) is closed, whereby available is a first user interface being substantially a telephone user interface. When the outer covering (10, 11) of the device is unfolded it exposes a second user interface having a relatively large-sized display (12) and an alphanumeric keypad (15). Alphanumeric messages and graphical information can be transmitted and received using the second user interface.