Patent ID: 7107018
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A communication device, comprising: a front housing having a display panel that displays characters in at least two orientations; a first keypad housing including a first keypad being functionally connected to the front housing and having a plurality of keys arranged in a first configuration; and a second keypad housing including a second keypad being functionally connected to the front housing and having a plurality of keys arranged in a second configuration; wherein the first configuration is different from the second configuration; wherein the front housing, first keypad housing, and second keypad housing are adapted to overlap and stack in a nested configuration in which the first and second keypads are at least partially concealed by the front housing, and the front housing is movable relative to each of the first and second keypad housings from the nested configuration to an extended position in which at least one of the first and second keypads is exposed.