Cellular telephone and personal digital assistant

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Patent No.: US 7,983,628
App. No.: 10/939,940
Granted: Jul 19, 2011
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The handheld personal electronic device has a first body having a display, a second body having a plurality of manual inputs, the second body capable of attachment to the first body, the personal electronic device having an open position wherein the display of the first body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed. And, the personal electronic device having a closed position wherein the display of the first body is protected by the second body and the manual inputs of the second body are accessibly exposed.

Claims (80)

1. A cellular telephone comprising:

a telephone housing including a first body and a second body configured so that said first body slides longitudinally and upwardly between a closed position and an open position relative to said second body, and wherein said housing contains:

1) a cellular telephone module with audio input and output including a cellular telephone transceiver;

2) a first radio antenna in said housing electrically coupled to said telephone transceiver;

3) a first short range bidirectional, radio frequency transceiver coupled to said audio input and output of said cellular telephone module;

4) a second radio antenna in said housing electrically coupled to said first short range bidirectional transceiver;

5) a ringer coupled to said cellular telephone and adapted to optionally ring upon occurrence of an incoming call;

6) a vibration module coupled to said cellular telephone module and adapted to optionally vibrate on occurrence of an incoming call;

7) a personal digital assistant module containing a first processor;

8) a first display electrically coupled to said cellular telephone module;

9) a second display electrically coupled to said personal digital assistant module;

10) a first set of input keys electrically coupled to said cellular telephone module;

11) a second set of input keys electrically coupled to said personal digital assistant;

wherein one of said first or second displays is viewable in both said closed and open positions, and wherein at least some of said first and second sets of keys are accessible in both said closed and open positions;

an earpiece adapted to be worn in a person's ear, said earpiece having an external ear canal portion which is fitted within the ear and an ear attachment portion fitted around the ear, said earpiece containing a second processor, said second processor adapted to provide speech enhancement, said earpiece containing a second short-range radio transceiver;

a third radio antenna in said earpiece electrically coupled to said second short range bidirectional transceiver;

wherein said first short range bidirectional radio frequency transceiver couples cellular telephone call information from said cellular telephone to said second short range bidirectional radio frequency transceiver in said earpiece.

2. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherein at least one of said first or second displays is a touch screen.

3. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherein said first processor contains written character recognition software.

4. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherein said first processor contains voice recognition software.

5. The cellular telephone of claim 1 wherein said first and second short range bidirectional radio transceivers are BLUETOOTH.

6. A cellular telephone comprising:

1) a cellular telephone module with audio input and output including a cellular telephone transceiver;

2) a first radio antenna in said housing electrically coupled to said telephone transceiver;

3) a first short range bidirectional radio frequency transceiver coupled to said audio input and output of said cellular telephone module;

4) a second radio antenna in said housing electrically coupled to said first short range bidirectional transceiver;

5) a ringer coupled to said cellular telephone and adapted to optionally ring upon occurrence of an incoming call;

6) a vibration module coupled to said cellular telephone module and adapted to optionally vibrate on occurrence of an incoming call;

7) a personal digital assistant module containing a first processor;

8) a display electrically coupled to said cellular telephone module;

9) a first set of input keys electrically coupled to said cellular telephone module;

10) a second set of input keys electrically coupled to said personal digital assistant;

wherein said display is viewable in both said closed and open positions, and wherein at least some of said first or second sets of keys are accessible in both said closed and open positions;

an earpiece adapted to be worn in a person's ear, said earpiece having an external ear canal portion which is fitted to the ear and an ear attachment portion fitted around the ear, said earpiece containing a second processor, said second processor adapted to provide speech enhancement, said earpiece containing a second short-range radio transceiver;

a third radio antenna in said earpiece electrically coupled to said second short range bidirectional transceiver;

wherein said first short range bidirectional radio frequency transceiver couples cellular telephone call information from said cellular telephone to said earpiece.

7. The cellular telephone of claim 6 wherein said display is a touch screen.

8. The cellular telephone of claim 6 wherein said first processor contains written character recognition software.

9. The cellular telephone of claim 6 wherein said first processor contains voice recognition software.

10. The cellular telephone of claim 6 wherein said first and second short range bidirectional radio transceivers are BLUETOOTH.

11. A cellular telephone comprising: