Patent ID: 7454177
Filing Date: 2008-11-18
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication device comprising: a first housing portion having a first exterior surface with external keys; a second housing portion having a second exterior surface with an external main display, the second housing portion capable of being arranged in a first closed position linearly aligned with and covering the external keys of the first housing portion and in a second open position linearly aligned with and not covering the external keys of the first housing portion, wherein the external main display faces in the same direction when wireless communication device is in the first closed position and the second open position; a transceiver situated within one of the first and second housing portions, the transceiver coupled to an antenna for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and at least one external key situated on one of the first and second exterior surfaces, the at least one external key capable of being activated by a user when the second housing portion is arranged in the closed position for defining a call recipient and for initiating a call to the call recipient, and further capable of being activated for selecting a directory of call recipients and for selecting one of the call recipients, wherein the first housing portion defines a first plane and further includes an interior surface, wherein the second housing portion defines a second plane parallel with the first plane and covers the interior surface of the first housing portion when the second housing portion is arranged in the closed position and rotates about an axis perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane while maintaining a parallel relationship with the first housing portion uncovering the interior surface of the first housing portion when the second housing portion is arranged in the open position, wherein in the first closed position, the wireless communication device is in a compact configuration and is configured for single-duplex communication, and in the second open position the wireless communication device is in a compact configuration and is configured for full-duplex communication.