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EP0802659A1
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Portable telephone with pivotally mounted keypad
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-08
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-04-08
Abstract
Abstract The size of the display in a portable telephone apparatus (16) is increased by having a push-button keypad (30) located on the outside of a hinged flip member (28). A touch-sensitive display (24) is disposed in the main body of the apparatus so that when the hinged flip member (28) is in the closed position, any selection made from the keypad (30) is communicated to and contacts the touch-sensitive display (24) located below the keypad surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Julian Joyce
- 👤 Abbas Ourmazd
- 👤 Ping-Wen Ong
- 👤 Colin Alan Warwick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M1/00; H04M1/02; H04M1/23; H04M1/0202; H04M1/0206; H04M1/0208; H04M1/0214; H04M1/26; H04M1/27; H04M1/274; H04M1/2745; H04M1/27467; H04M1/27475; H04M2250/00; H04M2250/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A portable telephone apparatus comprising: a main body; a flip member having an inner and outer surface; a keypad, located on said outer surface of said flip member, having a plurality of push-buttons which can be selectively actuated for operating said portable telephone apparatus; a touch-sensitive display which receives and is mechanically responsive to input entered from said keypad, said touch-sensitive screen being disposed in said main body; and said flip member being rotatable between a first position in which said touch-sensitive display and said inner surface of said flip member are in a substantial overlapping relationship, and a second position in which said flip member extends from said main body exposing a substantial portion of said touch-sensitive display.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises means for presenting a plurality of functions on said touch-sensitive display, at least one of said functions being selectable directly from said touch-sensitive display by a user when said flip member is in said second position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim I wherein said main body includes a microphone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 1 wherein said inner surface of said flip member includes a microphone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim I wherein at least one of said plurality of push-buttons provides a direct stimulus to said touch-sensitive display through said flip member when said flip member is in said first position and said push-button is actuated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 5 wherein said apparatus further comprises means including said touch-sensitive display and responsive to said direct stimulus provided thereto by said one push-button for generating a signal representing a numeral or a function associated with said one push-button.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus further comprises circuitry which originates a telephone call via a cellular radio network in response to said input.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 2, wherein said apparatus further comprises means for detecting when said flip member is in said second position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 2 wherein said touch-sensitive display is a liquid crystal display having a touch-sensitive overlay.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 2, wherein said plurality of functions include user-programmable soft keys.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The portable telephone apparatus of claim 3, wherein said main body further comprises a hinge for connecting said main body to said flip member.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
129 words
A portable telephone apparatus comprising: a main body having a speaker, an antenna and RF circuitry; a microphone; a flip member having an inner and outer surface; a keypad, located on said outer surface of said flip member, having a plurality of push-buttons which can be selectively actuated for operating said portable telephone apparatus; a touch-sensitive display which receives and is mechanically responsive to input entered from said keypad, said touch-sensitive display being disposed in said main body; and said flip member being rotatable between a first position in which said touch-sensitive display and said inner surface of said flip member are in a substantial overlapping relationship, and a second position in which said flip member extends from said main body exposing a substantial portion of said touch-sensitive display.
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