Patent ID: 8126521

Claim:
A system for multi-mode user input for a mobile device comprising: first portion of the mobile device; a second portion of the mobile device that is movably engaged with the first portion to allow the first portion to move between a closed position and an open position to allow access to an open user input area; and a detent mechanism configured to allow the first portion to be held at a first mode position between the closed position and the open position to allow access to a partial user input area that is less than the open user input area wherein the detent mechanism comprises: a lower magnetically active element provided to the second portion; an upper magnetically active element provided to the first portion that is configured to align with the lower magnetically active element when the first portion is at the first mode position; and a second upper magnetically active element provided to the first portion that is configured to align with the lower magnetically active element when the first portion is at the closed position.