Nokia Corporation

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Microsoft Mobile Oy

Ilkka Husgafvel

Shunjiro Eguchi

Kenneth Bower

Heikki Tapani Kangasmaa

Sawa Tanaka

Teemu Peltola

Pasi Kemppinen

Panu Mangrten Johansson

Jenny Cui

Vesa J Moilanen

Kristian Fagerström

Handset

Communicator

Set of key buttons for a handset

Set of keys for a handset

A moveable functional element such as a keyboard is provided for use with a mobile communication device. The element is constructed in two wing portions. When the cover is swiveled between closed and opened positions, the wing portions move relative to the body of the device and the cover between two positions, a retracted position in which the functional element is hidden and an extended position in which the functional element of the device is exposed for normal use.

Movable functional elements for mobile communication device

Front cover portion of a handset

An electronic device () comprises a control element () for receiving user input, and the control element () comprises at least a first input means (), a second input means () and a protective cover () with a specified place for the control element (). The first input means () is essentially plane-shaped and the second input means () is essentially ring-shaped; the control element () has a first input mode and a second input mode; in the first input mode, the control element () is arranged to receive input in the form of navigation information; and in the second input mode, the control element () is arranged to receive input in the form of alphanumeric information. The device () is arranged to be controlled by means of information received by the control element ().

Electronic device and control element

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Helsinki, Finland

Ilkka Husgafvel