Patent ID: 8564540
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile communications device, comprising: a body housing a display; and a split keyboard comprising a first keypad half and a second keypad half, each of the first keypad half and the second keypad half comprising a retractable handle configured to extend from a bottom side of and in a direction away from the bottom side of the respective first keypad half or the second keypad half, wherein at least one of the retractable handles comprises at least one input means selectively programmed for receiving input commands from an operator located on a side of the at least one retractable handle that faces in a direction approximately opposite of the input keys of the respective first keypad half or the second keypad half, the input means active only when the retractable handle is extended from the respective first keypad half or the second keypad half; wherein the first keypad half and the second keypad half are configured to separately extend and retract from the body, and wherein the first keypad half comprise a first portion of input keys and the second keypad half comprise a second portion of input keys, the first portion of input keys and the second portion of input keys together comprise a QWERTY keyboard.