Patent ID: 7162282
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: H01Q,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first set of at least one electronic component; a body encasing said first set of at least one electronic component; a display screen disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component; a first plurality of alphanumeric input keys disposed on said body and coupled to said first set of at least one electronic component, each of said plurality of alphanumeric input keys having a default alpha or numeric input function, or both, and designed to be used in a default input orientation complementary to a default display orientation for displaying information on the display screen, with the first alphanumeric input keys and the display screen having a first operational relative disposition; and an interchangeable cover, designed to at least partially cover said body including at least one of said first plurality of alphanumeric input keys, the interchangeable cover having a second set of at least one electronic component embedded within said interchangeable cover, and at least data stored in said second set of at least one electronic component to, at least in part, facilitate redefining the alpha or numeric input function, or both, of at least one of said first alphanumeric input keys and re-orienting the display of information on the display screen and the first alphanumeric input keys to a second complementary orientation that is substantially orthogonal to the default complementary orientation, with the first alphanumeric input keys and the display screen having a second operational relative disposition that is different from the first operational relative disposition.