Communications device having an interchangeable helmet user-interface
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorsAndrew Julian Gartrell, Alastair Stuart Curtis, Tanja Finkbeiner
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Abstract
A compact device for communication and entertainment needs that include combining various functions performed by different keypads and units into a single pad or unit. The device includes circuitry with transceiver capabilities, a chassis, a display two arms secured to the chassis that can rotate from an open position to a closed position, and a user-interface that provides the user with navigational control and image conversion.
Claims4
A handheld device having circuitry, which includes transceiver and multimedia functions, that allows a user to transmit and receive information, the device comprising:
- a chassis for securely holding the circuitry;
- a display secured to the chassis and couple to the circuitry for visual communication of information;
- a user-interface removably secured to the chassis and coupled to the circuitry for activating functions associated with the user-interface;
- a unit rotatably secured to the chassis for providing navigational control and image conversion, the unit defining a bore therein and the unit comprising:
- a lock mechanically coupled to the unit, wherein the lock restricts the range of motion of the unit when the lock is engaged and allows a greater range of motion when the lock is released;
- a release button pressably secured in one end of the bore and mechanically coupled to the lock for releasing the lock;
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- a camera secured at an opposite end of the bore and electrically coupled to the circuitry for converting at least one image into electronic data.
A handheld device having circuitry, which includes transceiver and multimedia functions, that allows a user to transmit and receive information, the device comprising:
- a chassis for securely holding the circuitry;
- a display secured to the chassis and couple to the circuitry for visual communication of information;
- a user-interface removably secured to the chassis and coupled to the circuitry for activating functions associated with the user-interface;
- at least two arms movably secured to the chassis, wherein the arms can rotate from a closed position to an open position, such that the user can grip the arms to hold the device when the arms are in the open position;
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- an elastic piece removably secured at opposite ends to each of the arms for securing the arms in the open and the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.