Patent ID: 7890134

Claim:
A portable communications device comprising: a lid including first and second audio control elements in said lid for controlling at least one audio output level of said portable communications device; a body including a plurality of input keys, the number of input keys included in said body being limited to a number less than 10; a hinge assembly for movably attaching said lid to said body, said lid being movable between said closed and open positions; and a lid position sensor for detecting the position of said lid; and a control module, said control module being responsive to activation of either of said first and second audio control elements to control an audio output level of said portable communications device, said control module causing control functions of said first and second control elements to perform opposite volume control functions when said lid is in the open position than when said lid is in the closed position, the first audio control element being used to increase audio volume when said lid is in said open position and to decrease audio volume when said lid is in said closed position, the second audio control element being used to decrease audio volume when said lid is in the open position and to increase said audio volume when in said closed position.