Patent ID: 8243021

Claim:
A portable electronic device, including: a base component comprising a first substantially flat surface to present a plurality of input devices, the plurality of input devices including a first cluster of input keys and a second cluster of input keys, the first cluster of input keys formed at one end of the first substantially flat surface and the second cluster of input keys formed at an opposite end of the first substantially flat surface; and a display component slidably and rotatively coupled to the base component to selectively expose at least one input device selected from the plurality of input devices, the display component, when fully slid to a first direction, capable of exposing the first cluster of input keys and simultaneously concealing the second cluster of input keys, the display component, when fully slid to a second direction opposite to the first direction, capable of exposing the second cluster of input keys and simultaneously concealing the first cluster of input keys, the display component capable of horizontally rotating relative to the base component at two or more different positions along a length associated with a sliding action of the display component, the display component coupled to the base component using a slide block comprising a pair of channel contact sides formed on a first surface of the slide block to enable the sliding, and a cylindrical member formed on a second surface of the slide block to enable the rotating, the cylindrical member configured to rotate within a circular channel formed on the first surface between the pair of channel contact sides.