Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Catherine Sayim Kim

Carl J Ledbetter

Jonathan David Friedman

David Henry Wykes

Kathleen W Holmes

Steven T Kaneko

Dennis Matthew Puhalla

Chris A Valentine

Anton O Andrews

Peter Richard Oehler

David Seal

Donald R Coyner

Joel Bernard Jacobs

Kabir Siddiqui

Dustin R Brown

Michael Prstojevich

Albert Y S Shum

Audrey C C Louchart

Rich Schoenert

Hok-Sum Horace Luke

Scott Harold Wilson

Michael J Kruzeniski

Norio Fujikawa

Audrey C Louchart

Bo Stefan Andren

Joseph P Marquardt

Claude Zellweger

Richard C Schoenert

Dane M Howard

Eric Immel

Chris Robert Towers

Ichiro Yamada

In an implementation, a mobile communications device includes a display device having touchscreen functionality, a keyboard having a plurality of physical keys that include a dedicated key and letter keys arranged according to a QWERTY layout, and one or more modules. The one or more modules are configured to output a user interface on the display device responsive to selection of the dedicated key, the user interface having a plurality of portions that are selectable via the touchscreen functionality to cause input of a respective one of a plurality of emoticons.

Alternative inputs of a mobile communications device

Display device

Display screen

Electronic pen

Handset

An electronic device, such as a handset for providing telephonic communication, having a semi-translucent finish is provided. The handset generally includes a front cover with a display region, an input region and a back cover. The front cover may be formed of a transparent material, such as plastic and be covered by a semi-translucent vacuum metallized thin film. The handset includes an active mode wherein a display panel is illuminated and is visible through the thin film, and a standby mode wherein the display panel is not illuminated and not visible and, instead, the front cover appears as a continuous surface with a metallic finish. The handset also includes a base unit with an outer area that may change color to indicate the handset is properly positioned within the base unit. The base unit also includes electrical contacts to act as a charging unit.

Handset and base unit with semi-translucent finish

Media player

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