Forming a geometric structure in a device housing to externally provide a hardware element of a mobile telecommunication device

A mobile telecommunication device comprising:

• at least one of a cellular transceiver,
• a short-range wireless transceiver,
• one or more processors,
• a flash memory to store user data and user applications (APPs),
• an interactive touch screen user interface, and
• a display;
• and
• a device body including a device housing,
• wherein the device housing including a side circumferential housing portion on at least four device edges and front, back surfaces,
• wherein the device housing having a first structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of one device edge of the at least four device edges and a second structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of another device edge of the at least four device edges, different than the one device edge such that a combination of the first and second structures is configured and arranged to divide the side circumferential housing portion on the one and another device edges in at least two portions respectively,
• wherein the first and second structures jointly define at least one of a shape and a size of a predefined geometric structure that is selected to externally form a functional device hardware element of the mobile telecommunication device from the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing,
• wherein the predefined geometric structure having sufficient structure to provide the complete functionality for the functional device hardware element.

A method of externally providing a device functionality in a mobile telecommunication device, the method comprising:

• providing at least one of a cellular transceiver, a short-range wireless transceiver, one or more processors, a flash memory to store user data and user applications (APPs), an interactive touch screen user interface, and a display;
• and
• providing a device body including a device housing wherein the device housing including a side circumferential housing portion on at least four device edges and front, back surfaces;
• providing a first structure in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of one device edge of the at least four device edges, wherein the first structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface;
• and
• providing a second structure in the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of another device edge of the at least four device edges, different than the one device edge, wherein the second structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface such that a combination of the first and second structures is configured and arranged to divide the side circumferential housing portion on the one and another device edges in at least two portions respectively,
• wherein the first and second structures jointly define at least one of a shape and a size of a predefined geometric structure that is selected to externally form a functional device hardware element of the mobile telecommunication device from the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing,
• wherein the predefined geometric structure having sufficient structure to provide the complete functionality for the functional device hardware element.

A mobile telecommunication device comprising:

• a device body;
• and
• a device housing, wherein the device housing including a substantially flat side circumferential housing portion on at least four device edges and front, back surfaces,
• wherein the device housing having a substantially straight and uniform first structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of a first device edge of the at least four device edges at a first location in a first orientation relative to the first device edge and a substantially straight and uniform second structure being formed between the front surface and the back surface in the side circumferential housing portion and straight across the side circumferential housing portion of a second device edge of the at least four device edges at a second location in a second orientation relative to the second device edge, different than the first device edge such that a combination of the first, second locations and the first, second orientations of the first and second structures, respectively are configured and arranged to divide the side circumferential housing portion on the first and second device edges in at least two portions respectively,
• wherein the first and second structures to jointly define at least one of a shape and a size of a predefined geometric assembly that is selected to provide an externally disposed device hardware element of the mobile telecommunication device using only the side circumferential housing portion of the device housing,
• wherein the predefined geometric assembly having sufficient structure to provide the complete functionality for the externally disposed device hardware element.