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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2007
Charles Curtiss Hunt, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Gerard James Hayes, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Charles Curtiss Hunt, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Gerard James Hayes, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a main body having electronic circuitry therein, and further includes an exposed interface that enables the electronic circuitry to transfer information. In addition, the electronic device includes a pivoting member attached to the main body such that the pivoting member may rotate about the main body between at least a first position and a second position, the pivoting member including at least one antenna element. The pivoting member covers the exposed interface when in the first position, and when the pivoting member is in the second position, the antenna element serves as an antenna for transmitting and/or receiving information wirelessly in conjunction with the electronic circuitry.