Patent ID: 7508411

Claim:
A handheld personal communications device for voice and video communications comprising: a first body having a display; a second body having a plurality of manual inputs, the first body adapted for attachment to the second body, the personal communications device having an open position wherein the display of the first body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed to face a user, the personal communications device having a closed position wherein the display of the first body is at least partially protected by the second body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed to face the user; a video camera operatively connected to the second body such that in the closed position, the video camera faces the user and in the open position the video camera faces away from the user; a cellular transceiver is in at least one of the first body or the second body; and a close range transceiver in at least one of the first body or the second body.