Data phone with convertible keypad and method of using same
AssigneeKyocera Wireless Corp.
InventorsJohn J. Wendorff, Gad Shaanan
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Abstract
A data phone includes a data phone housing and a convertible keypad carried by the housing. The convertible keypad is adapted to convert between a telephone keypad and a keyboard. The telephone keypad has a first number of input keys available for selection by a user to dial out a phone number and the keyboard has a second number of input keys available for selection by a user to enter data into the data phone. The second number of input keys of the keyboard is greater than the first number of input keys of the telephone keypad.
Claims38
A method of converting a data phone from a telephone mode to a data mode, comprising the steps of:
- providing a data phone in a telephone mode where the data phone has a telephone keypad with a first number of input keys available for selection by a user to dial out a phone number;
- converting the data phone into a data mode by converting the telephone keypad into a keyboard with a second number of input keys available for selection by a user to enter data into the data phone, the second number of input keys of the keyboard being greater than the first number of input keys of the telephone keypad.
A data phone, comprising:
- a data phone housing;
- and
- a convertible keypad carried by the data phone housing, the convertible keypad adapted to convert between a telephone keypad and a keyboard, the telephone keypad having a first number of input keys available for selection by a user to dial out a phone number and the keyboard having a second number of input keys available for selection by a user to enter data into the data phone, the second number of input keys of the keyboard being greater than the first number of input keys of the telephone keypad.
A method of converting a phone from a telephone mode to a second mode, comprising the steps of:
- providing a phone in a telephone mode where the phone has a convertible keypad that converts between at least a telephone keypad and a second input device;
- converting the phone into at least a second mode by converting the convertible keypad from the telephone keypad to at least the second input device.
A data phone, comprising:
- a data phone housing;
- and
- a convertible keypad carried by the data phone housing, the convertible keypad adapted to convert between at least a telephone keypad having a first width and a second input device having a second width greater than the first width of the telephone keypad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.