Patent ID: 7096046
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A wireless mobile communication device, comprising: a body casing defining an interior space, and having a photonic opening; a transmit/receive section to transmit and receive communication signals; first one or more light sources (LS) disposed in the defined interior space to contribute to outputting a first light pulse through the photonic opening of the body casing, when selectively activated/deactivated in one or more operational modes, the first one or more LS being directly or indirectly optically aligned with the photonic opening of the body casing, to facilitate emitting of the first light pulse, during the one or more operational modes; storage medium having instructions stored therein designed to selectively activate/deactivate the one or more LS to contribute to outputting the first light pulse; a processor coupled to the one or more LS and the storage medium to execute the instructions during the one or more operational modes; the instructions designed to maintain at least a first of the one or more LS in an activated state, to enable the wireless mobile communication device to be used as a light pointer, during a pointer operational mode; and a first mirror and a movable platform, to which a selected one of the first mirror and the first one or more light sources is attached to provide mobility for the selected one of the first mirror and the first one or more light sources, the first mirror optically coupling the first one or more light sources to the photonic opening, and the instructions are further designed to maintain the moveable platform, and therefore the selected one of the first mirror and the first one or more light sources, in a predetermined steady position, during said pointer operational mode.