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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Andrea Finke-Anlauff, Braunschweig, DE;
Assignee:
Nokia Mobile Phones Limited, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ; H04B 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 ; H04B 1/16 ;
Abstract
A full function keyboard is provided for use with a mobile communication device. The keyboard is constructed in two portions which may be pivoted relative to the body of the device between two positions, one in which the keyboard is hidden and the keypad of the device is exposed for normal use and a second in which the two portions of the keyboard are positioned on opposite sides of the screen of the device to allow holding with both hands and operation with the thumb.