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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
May. 01, 2000
Ketan R. Jahagirdar, Palatine, IL (US);
William P. Alberth, Jr., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Rolland R. Hackbart, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Rashid M. Osmani, Mundelein, IL (US);
Stephen V. Cahill, Palatine, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable communication device (,) includes a housing (,), a first display area (,), and a second display area (,). The first display area (,) is disposed in and outwardly directed from a front (,) of the housing (,), and the second display area (,) is disposed in and outwardly directed from a side (,) of the housing (,). The housing (,) may include a housing portion (,) movable to an open position and a closed position, where the second display area (,) is covered by the housing portion (,) when positioned in one of the first and the second positions.