Patent ID: 8208620

Claim:
A computing device for providing communication services and character processing, the computing device comprising: a first portion comprising a first input module for receiving characters and a second input module including a switch for receiving user inputs; a second portion coupled with the first portion and movable relative to the first portion between at least a first state and a second state, the first input module exposed in the first state, the first input module concealed in the second state; a detector configured to detect the relative movement of the second portion; and a control logic for processing the characters and user inputs received from the first input module and the second input module, the control logic (i) transitioning the computing device to a power-on mode from a power-save mode in response to receiving a signal from the detector, the power-save mode consuming less energy compared to the power-on mode and the power-on mode corresponding to a mode in which the computing device is fully operational, and (ii) transitioning the computing device to the power-on mode from the power-save mode in response to receiving a user input from the second input module in the second state.