Patent ID: 7098897

Claim:
The multi-configuration portable electmnic device, comprising: a first portion and a second portion, the first and second portion hingeably joined and moveable with respect to each other into at least a first configuration and a second configuration; a touch screen display disposed on the first portion, the touch screen display including a display element and a touch screen assembly disposed on the display element, the touch screen assembly comprising: a first outer layer of transparent insulator having a first trace of transparent conductor disposed thereon on an inside surface; a second outer layer of transparent insulator having a second trace of transparent conductor disposed thereon on an inside surface; and a separator layer formed of transparent insulator disposed between the first and second outer layers and having a plurality of openings formed therethrough, each of the openings corresponcbng to one of a plurality of button locations; wherein the first and second transparent conductor traces intersect at the button locations; wherein: when the multi-configuration portable electronic device is operated in the first configuration, a first image set is displayed on the display element, the first image set comprising a plurality of images, each one of the images being displayed at a different one of the plurality of button locations; and when the multi-configuration portable electronic device is operated in the second configuration, a second image set is displayed on the display element, the second image set comprising a plurality of images, each one of the images being displaytcl at a different one of the plurality of button locations.