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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2000
Jonathan Sharp, Sunningdale, GB;
Jonathan Sharp, Sunningdale, GB;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A phone comprising a body and an attached cover having an aperture, wherein the phone has a closed configuration in which portions of the body are covered and an open configuration in which at least some of the portions covered in the closed configuration are uncovered. The body comprises a display positioned such that in the closed configuration the aperture is substantially aligned with the display so that at least a portion of the display is visible to a user through the aperture; and a processor for controlling the display. The processor controls the display. (when the device is in a first state and in a closed configuration) to have a first format in which information to be conveyed to the user is restricted to said visible portion of the display and controls the display (when the device is in said first state and in the open configuration) to have a second format in which the same information to be conveyed to the user is not restricted to said visible portion of the display.