Patent ID: 7023421

Claim:
A subscriber device having an adaptable user interface, the subscriber device comprising: a plurality of keys arranged and constructed to be configured in one of a first configuration and a second configuration, the first configuration distinguished from the second configuration by a first portion of the plurality of keys being rotateable in a first plane tat is parallel to a second plane in which an other portion of the plurality of keys is disposed, the first portion of the plurality of keys rotateable about an axis that is perpendicular to the second plane and passes through the other portion of the plurality of keys; and a controller, coupled to the plurality of keys, operable to: detect whether the plurality of keys are in the first configuration and if so, control the subscriber device to perform a first function corresponding to the first configuration; and detect whether the plurality of keys are in the second configuration and if so, control the subscriber device to perform a second function corresponding to the second configuration.