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US 7,003,266 B2Granted
Portable electronic device with foldable display and hide-away keyboard
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorNikolaj Heiberg Bestle
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Abstract
A portable electronic device with a stowable assembly. The stowable assembly may be stowed substantially within the housing of the portable electronic device. In the presently preferred embodiment, the stowable assembly has a display and a hide-away keyboard having at least one key.
Claims12
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a case with a receivable housing;
- a controller;
- a data input device, coupled to said case, for inputting data to said controller;
- a data output device, coupled to said case, for displaying data from said controller:
- wherein said data input device and said data output device are disposed in one panel each respectively and said panels are coupled via a hinge and are configured to be slidably stored substantially within said receivable housing of said case when in a folded and stowed position and partially surrounding said portable electronic device when in an unfolded and unstowed position.
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A mobile station, comprising:
- a case with a receivable housing;
- and
- an assembly of panels each panel comprising at least one input device and at least one output device providing a user interface to said mobile station, said panels configured to partially surround said mobile station when said assembly is in an unfolded position, said assembly is coupled to said case and storable substantially within said receivable housing of said case when assembly is in a folded and stowed position;
- wherein said assembly is configured to slide out of said receivable housing of said case and unfold, wherein a surface area for a user to interface with said mobile station via said input/output devices is increased when assembly is in an unfolded position.
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A phone, comprising:
- a case with a receivable housing;
- a controller;
- and
- a plurality of panels for displaying information received from said controller,
- wherein a display are disposed in and at least one input device one panel each respectively and said panels are couple via a hinge and configured to be slidably stored within said receivable housing of said case when in a folded and stowed position and partially surrounding said portable electronic device when in an unfolded and unstowed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.