Patent ID: 7301664

Claim:
A mobile multiple integrated machine system capable of performing as at least a communication machine and a personal digital assistant machine, the mobile multiple integrated machine system comprising: two or more digital machine elements controlled by the same operating system software, each of the digital machine elements including hardware portions and software portions and each digital machine element being capable of performing as part of at least one of the communication machine and the personal digital assistant machine; a digital machine element grouping control unit automatically and operatively connecting predetermined digital machine elements in a first combination to form the communication machine whereby the digital machine elements forming the communication machine are capable of performing one or more functions of the communication machine, and automatically and operatively connecting predetermined digital machine elements in a second combination to form the personal digital assistant machine upon receipt of a second digital machine selection the personal digital assistant machine whereby the digital machine elements forming the personal digital assistant machine are capable of performing one or more functions of the personal digital assistant machine; a first subgroup function control unit associated with the communication machine for selecting for use one or more of the functions to be performed by the communication machine; and a second subgroup function control unit associated with the personal digital assistant machine for selecting for use one or more function modes to be performed by the personal digital assistant machine.