Patent ID: 8472657

Claim:
A mobile telecommunication device comprising: at least one of a cellular transceiver, a short-range wireless transceiver, one or more processors, a flash memory to store user data and user applications (APPs), an interactive touch screen user interface, and a display; and a device body including a device housing, wherein the device housing including a side circumferential housing portion on at least four device edges, and front, back surfaces, wherein the device housing having a first gap formed by first two opposing surfaces such that the first gap being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of one device edge of the at least four device edges and a second gap formed by second two opposing surfaces such that the second gap being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of another device edge of the at least four device edges, different than the one device edge, wherein the device housing having a first portion thereof associated with the first gap such that the first portion of the device housing separates the first two opposing surfaces to enable use of the first gap and a second portion thereof associated with the second gap such that the second portion of the device housing separates the second opposing surfaces to enable use of the second gap, wherein the first, second gaps and first, second portions of the device housing jointly define at least one of a shape and a size of a predefined geometric structure that is selected to externally form a functional device hardware element of the mobile telecommunication device from the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing, wherein the predefined geometric structure having sufficient structure to provide the complete functionality for the functional device hardware element.