Patent ID: 6882859

Claim:
A multifunction communication device, including a mobile device or cellular telephone, the device comprising an intelligent keyboard system, the keyboard including central portable compute, command and control means for voice and data information; the intelligent keyboard including a touch screen display selected functional text and graphics; a central server; means for communicating between the server and the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system; the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard system providing text, graphics and data from and to the server; the intelligent keyboard system including a touch screen input; means for configuring the touch screen input in a stand alone manner; means for displaying the selected functionality on the touch screen display; means for actuating the input and output functionality on the touch screen display by touch sensitive means, means for storing one or more types of full or partial function touch screen enabled keyboard menus in a look up table within the mobile device including the intelligent keyboard and/or the central server; and means for enabling the functionality of the keyboard menus.