Patent ID: 6755549
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
An improvement of a mobile handheld communication device wherein the device comprises a case including an upper speaker portion, a lower microphone portion, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a lower wall, the improvement comprising:a lamp receiving area on the case; a lamp including a LED positioned in the lamp receiving area generating a light beam along a light beam path, a focusing element for directing the light beam along the light path; wherein, the lamp and focusing element cooperate to provide a focus pattern in the light beam; and the focus pattern is of sufficient strength to illuminate a portion of a target surface; an actuatable switch positioned in at least one of the first side wall and the second side wall adjacent the lower wall and the lower microphone portion to be actuated by a user's little finger to actuate the lamp and vary the intensity of the lamp; a microprocessor controlling an on-off duty cycle of the lamp; and a program to run on the processor to control the switch.