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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2006
Keith E. Kinerk, Fontana, WI (US);
Daniel Wong, Wildwood, IL (US);
Keith E. Kinerk, Fontana, WI (US);
Daniel Wong, Wildwood, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication handset () having a movable housing portion () coupled to a housing portion () that rotates relative to the housing portion. The movable housing portion may be a ring that rotates from one positionto another positionrelative to the housing. Rotation of the ring to a first position activates a first function. Indiciadisposed on the ring indicates the desired mode. Rotation of the ring to a second position activates a second mode corresponding to a second indicia on the ring. The ring is interchangeable with other rings (FIG.through FIG.) having different indicia corresponding to different modes or functions. The software that corresponds to the different modes may be stored in a memoryof the device or downloaded to the device upon coupling the ring thereto.