Patent ID: 7911773
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a central part comprising a display; and two pivotable elements each pivotably linked to the central part such that the pivotable elements are moveable between a compacted configuration and an extended configuration; both of the pivotable elements being stacked on the central part and adjacent to each other when in the compacted configuration; both of the pivotable elements extending outward from the central part in the extended configuration; the pivotable elements each comprising a first surface accessible to a user in the compacted configuration, the first surfaces comprising a first set of keys; and the pivotable elements each comprising a second surface accessible to the user in the extended configuration but not in the compacted configuration, the second surfaces comprising a second set of keys, wherein: the display comprises a first region that is visible to the user in the compacted configuration and a second region that is not visible to the user in the compacted configuration; and both the first and second regions are visible to the user in the extended configuration.