Patent ID: 7706837

Claim:
A handheld communication device capable of transmitting and receiving at least voice and text communication, said device comprising: a body assembly having a front face arranged to be directed toward an operator of the device when held in a text communicating orientation; a display screen and a text-input keyboard each being exposed at the front face of said body assembly, said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys that include a set of alphabetic keys with which QWERTY-arranged alphabetic characters are associated; an integrated camera assembly configured for taking photographs and said communication device enabled to wirelessly communicate photographs taken with said camera assembly to a remote receiver, said camera assembly including a photo-initiating actuator having an actuated position and an unactuated position and a selective disablement device; and said selective disablement device comprises a removable pin that when inserted into a pin-receiver on said device prevents said photo-initiating actuator from moving from said unactuated position to said actuated position.