Patent ID: 7099708

Claim:
An electronic device for operation in multiple applications comprising: a main body element having upper and lower faces relative to usage; a screen constructed in at least a first portion of the upper face of said main body element to provide a visible display of information to the user; a first panel mounted on the main body element for pivotal motion thereon between open and closed positions, said first panel having first and second faces, said first face accessible to the user in said closed position and said second face accessible to the user in said open position; a second panel mounted on the main body element for sideways rectilinear motion thereon and relative thereto between open and closed positions, said second panel having a third face, said third face accessible to the user in said open position and inaccessible to the user in said closed position; said first and second panels are in overlapping alignment with one another in the closed position; a function keyboard constructed in two portions, a first portion constructed in the second face of said first panel and a second portion constructed in said third face of said second panel, each of said function keyboard portions having an array of keys consistent with a selected function; said function keyboard is exposed for operative use in said open position wherein said first and second panels are in non-overlapping alignment with one another and are located on opposite sides of said screen wherein an additional portion of the upper face of said main body element located beneath and substantially covered by said second panel in said closed position is revealed and accessible to the user in said open position, and said screen further being constructed in said additional portion and said at least first portion of said upper face and defining a full screen, whereby in said closed position the visible area for display of information is restricted to less than the full screen area and in the open position said full screen area is available for visible display of information to the user.