Patent ID: RE43370

Claim:
A portable communication device ( 4 ) for transmitting information in electrical form between a user and a certain data communication system, characterized in that it comprises: an outer covering ( 10 , 11 ) including upper and lower halves which can be moved between a folded condition and an unfolded condition by actions of the user, said lower half ( 11 ) containing the heaviest structural parts of said portable communication device including a microphone ( 5 ), a speaker ( 6 ), and sound channelling means for directing sound to the microphone and from the speaker, said lower half ( 11 ) being substantially heavier than said upper half ( 10 ); and in order to realize the interaction between said communication device ( 4 ) and the user, as separate items: a first user interface in said lower half ( 11 ) with first input means ( 5 , 7 , 8 ) and first indicator means ( 9 ); and a second user interface in said upper half ( 10 ) with second input means ( 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ) and second indicator means ( 12 ); of which said first user interface comprises parts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ), which are located substantially on the outer surface of said outer covering ( 10 , 11 ), so that they can be used when said upper and lower halves are in the folded condition, without unfolding said outer cover, and of which said second user interface comprises parts ( 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ), which are located substantially inside said outer covering ( 10 , 11 ), so that they can be used when said upper and lower halves are in the unfolded condition outer covering is unfolded , said portable communication device being balanced for firm placement of said lower half ( 11 ) of said outer covering on a substantially flat level surface, with said upper half ( 12 ) of said outer covering positioned such that the included angle between said lower half and said higher half is less than 180°.