Patent ID: 6389267
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A portable radio communication apparatus comprising:a first housing having a first speaker and a display on an inner surface thereof; a second housing having a first microphone and a first keypad on an inner surface thereof; a hinge rotatably connecting said first housing and said second housing so that said inner surfaces of said first and second housings oppose each other when said first and second housings are folded together and so that said display and said first keypad are exposed and available for use when said first and second housings are unfolded, said first speaker and said first microphone being arranged and adapted for operation only when said first and second housings are unfolded, said first speaker and said first microphone being spaced apart when said first and second housings are unfolded so that said first speaker fits next to a user's ear and said first microphone fits next to a user's mouth during operation of said first speaker and said first microphone; and a second speaker and a second microphone on an outer surface of one of said first and second housings and a second keypad on an outer surface of the other one of said first and second housings for operating said second speaker and said second microphone.