Patent ID: 8462126
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile electronic device, comprising: a cellular phone comprising a base providing a compartment defining a cavity for containing a battery; a movable portion operatively connected to the base, said movable portion being selected from the group consisting of a flip and a slide, said movable portion being movable from a fully open position in a text-entry mode to a closed position in a tablet mode and vice versa; said base and said movable portion each having an outward surface and an inward surface; a keypad on the outward surface of said base; a battery door on the inward surface of said base; a display assembly comprising a user interface and a touchscreen display on the outward surface of said movable portion; a touchpad comprising a navigation control on the inward surface of said movable portion for navigating said touchscreen display, and said touchpad being positioned for use without blocking view of said touchscreen display; said touchscreen display on the outward surface of said movable portion and said keypad on the outward surface of said base face outwardly and away from each other in the closed position in the tablet mode and are visible and accessible to a user in the closed position in the tablet mode; said touchpad on the inward surface of said moveable portion and said battery door on the inward surface of said base face inwardly and towards each other in the closed position in the tablet mode and are inaccessible to the user in the closed position in the tablet mode; and said touchpad, keypad, battery door and touchscreen display are accessible to the user in the fully open position in the text-entry mode.