Patent ID: 6587700
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A personal communicator, comprising:a body portion configured for placement to an ear of a user; a speaker disposed in the body portion; an input device disposed on the body portion for allowing the user to enter information; a flip element hingedly mounted on the body portion, wherein a position of the flip element determines an operating mode of the personal communicator from among a voice mode, a display mode, and a dual mode that supports simultaneous participation in telephone conversations and interaction with software application programs including text messaging applications; a microphone disposed in the flip element; a display disposed on the flip element, the display being of sufficient size to present multiple lines of alphanumeric data simultaneously to the user; a memory for storing application programs; and a processor disposed in communication with the display, the processor executing application programs stored in the memory and being capable of receiving application programs by transmission from a remote storage device, wherein the received application programs may be executed partially by the processor and partially by a remote processing means and wherein the processor controls power states of components of the personal communicator in response to the operating mode.