Radio telephone
AssigneeNokia Mobile Phones Ltd.
InventorMartin Crisp
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Abstract
A radio telephone with a sliding cover that moves between positions concealing and revealing a plurality of keys. Predetermined functions are performed in response to respective sequences of actuations of the plurality of keys. The exposed keys are utilisable for a range of positions of the slide.
Claims14
A radio handset comprising a housing having a key pad including a plurality of keys mounted on a main body and an extending portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a first position in which the plurality of keys are concealed and a second position in which the plurality of previously concealed keys are exposed, and a processor operable to perform respective predetermined functions responsive to respective sequences of actuations of the keys, the processor being operable to perform the predetermined functions corresponding to the respective sequences of actuations of exposed ones of the keys for a range of positions of the extending portion, the handset being adapted to make or receive calls at any intermediate position between the first and second positions.
A radio handset comprising a housing having a key pad including a plurality of keys mounted on a main body and an extending portion mounted for longitudinal slidable movement between a first position in which the plurality of keys are concealed and a second position in which the plurality of previously concealed keys are exposed, and processing means operable to place the handset in a condition to make or receive calls at any intermediate position between the first and second extended positions.
A radio telephone handset comprising:
- a housing comprising a main body and a slidable portion slidingly mounted to the main body;
- a processor located inside the housing;
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- a plurality of keys operably connected to the processor and extending through the main body of the housing, wherein the slidable portion of the housing is movable between a first position which covers all the keys of the plurality of keys and a second position which does not cover all the previously concealed keys of the plurality of keys, and wherein the processor is operable to perform functions responsive to actuation of respective ones of the plurality of keys for a range of more than one position of the slidable portion relative to the main body and substantially immediately upon exposure of at least one of the plurality of keys, the handset being adapted to make or receive calls at any intermediate position between the first and second positions.
A radio telephone handset comprising:
- a housing comprising a main body and a cover slidingly mounted to the main body between a first position and a second position;
- a processor located in the housing;
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- a plurality of keys operably connected to the processor, wherein the first position comprises the cover covering all of the plurality of keys and the second position comprises the cover not covering the plurality previously covered keys, and wherein the processor is operable to perform functions, responsive to actuation of the plurality of keys, for a range of positions of the cover relative to the main body including at least one intermediate position of the cover between the first and second positions, the handset being adapted to make or receive calls at any intermediate position between the first and second positions.
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