A telephone handset having a touch input button on the rear surface of the handset
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsSEAN PRIOR, GRAHAM M. THOMAS
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Abstract
A radiotelephone handset has a housing having a front face to be presented to the face of the user when making a call, together with a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface. The touch interface includes touch input means (26) on another face (20) of the housing to the front housing, for directing the processing of voice signals supplied to the audio interface.
Claims15
A radiotelephone handset comprising a housing having a front face to be presented to the face of the user when making a call, the handset having a user interface comprising an audio interface and a touch interface, wherein the touch interface includes touch input means on another face of the housing for directing the processing of voice signals supplied to the audio interface.
A radiotelephone handset as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the user interface further comprises a display provided on the front face of the housing.
A radiotelephone handset as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the touch interface comprises further touch input means on the front face of the housing.
A radiotelephone handset as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the touch input means provides further functions.
A radiotelephone handset as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the touch input means is operable in a voice recording mode, to direct the storage of data corresponding to voice signals supplied to the audio interface.
A radiotelephone handset as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising memory means, wherein the touch input means is operable in a voice recognition mode, to direct the processing of voice signals supplied to the audio interface to control the contents of the memory means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.