Patent ID: 8112128

Claim:
A mobile communication device comprising: a. an appliance housing having a recess, the recess having a top inner surface and a bottom inner surface; b. a display means; c. a camera: including a lens; d. a camera housing for positionably and rotatably coupling the camera to the appliance housing in two discrete positions by a hinge mechanism, wherein in a first position the display means is visible within a field of view of the lens and in a second position the display means is not visible within the field of view of the lens, wherein the camera housing is sized to fit within the recess in one of the first position and the second position, and wherein the hinge mechanism comprises: i. a first pivot on a top surface of the camera housing; ii. a second pivot on a bottom surface of the camera housing; iii. a first socket formed on the top inner surface of the recess, wherein the first socket has an inner surface and a first indentation and a second indentation on the inner surface, wherein the first socket is configured to receive the first pivot within the perimeter of its inner surface, wherein the first indentation and the second indentation are configured to lock the camera housing in a discrete position, and each one of the first indentation and the second indentation is a continuous surface configured to confine a latching protrusion aligned with the first or second indentation to within the perimeter of the inner surface of the first socket; iv. a second socket formed on the bottom inner surface of the recess and configured to receive the second pivot; and v. a locking sleeve including the latching protrusion for coupling the latching protrusion and the first socket, wherein the one of the first indentation and the second indentation is configured to receive the latching protrusion; and e. signal processing means to transmit and receive data; f. a speaker coupled with the appliance housing; and g. a microphone coupled with the appliance housing.