Patent ID: 6094565
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A closeable communication device for at least receiving an incoming call, the closeable communication device being a wireless communication device operable to communicate via radio frequency signals, the closeable communication device comprising:a housing movable between a closed position and an opened position;a button carried on the housing, the button being accessible for actuation when the housing is in the closed and opened positions;a display positioned on the housing, the display hidden when the housing is in the closed position, the display detectable for viewing when the housing is in the opened position; anda controller disposed in the housing and coupled to the button and the display, the controller, responsive to detection of the incoming call, to answer the incoming call upon movement of the housing from the closed position to the opened position and, alternatively, to disable answering of the incoming call upon movement of the housing from the closed position to the opened position during actuation of the button, thereby, permitting viewing of the display without answering the incoming call.