Mobile communication terminal
View Patent ↗A mobile communication terminal comprises three body elements connected by a multi-functional hinge member for movement from a closed folded operative position to a flipped open first operative position revealing a display carried by one body element and a first keypad carried by a second body element and to a folded keyboard flipped open position revealing an arrangement of keys carried by the third body element and the second body element on the side opposite the first keyboard. The first body element carrying the display is rotated in a plane parallel with the plane of the display to reveal the display for usage with the flipped open folded keyboard in a second operative position.
1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
a main body element having a first major surface relative to usage;
a second body element having a second major surface relative to usage in a first open operative position and a third major surface disposed opposite said second major surface and accessible relative to usage in a second open operative position,
a third body element having a fourth major surface relative to usage in said first open operative position and said second open operative position,
said main, second and third body elements are folded in a stacked relationship with respect to one another in a fully closed folded position with said second body element sandwiched between said main and third body elements and with said second body element second major surface in a face-to-face orientation with said third body element fourth major surface and said second body element third major surface in a face-to-face orientation with said main body element first major surface;
said third body element arranged to flip open orienting said third body element major surface and said second body element second major surface in a substantially parallel plane and accessible for usage in said first open operative position;
said second body element arranged to flip open orienting said second body element second major surface and said main body element first major surface in substantially parallel planes and accessible for usage, and said third body element further arranged to rotate with said fourth major surface in a plane that is substantially parallel to the planes of said second body element second major surface and said main body element first major surface, said main body first major surface, said second body element third major surface and said third body element fourth major surface accessible for usage in said second open operative position.
2. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 , further comprising a display carried by said third body element fourth major surface.
3. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein said second body element second major surface includes an arrangement of keys to carry out an intended function.
4. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 3 wherein said arrangement of keys is a communication keypad.
5. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein said second body element third major surface includes an arrangement of keys to carry out an intended function.
6. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein said main body element first major surface includes an arrangement of keys to carry out an intended function.
7. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein said main body element first major surface and said second body element third major surface include an arrangement of keys defining a keyboard to carry out an intended function.
8. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 7 wherein said keyboard further comprises a QWETRY keyboard with approximately one-half of said keyboard carried on said main body element first major surface and the remaining one-half said keyboard carried on said second body element third major surface.
9. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 2 wherein said display further comprises a touch sensitive screen display.
10. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 9 further comprising a stylus suitably carried by the mobile communication terminal for use in contacting a desired spot on said touch sensitive screen display.
11. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein said third body element flips about a first pivot axis that is positioned near an extremity of said main body element and said second body element.
12. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 11 wherein said second body element flips about a second pivot axis parallel with and offset from said first pivot axis that is positioned near said extremity of said main body element and said third body element.
13. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 1 wherein in said second open operative position said third body element rotates about a third pivot axis that is positioned substantially at a central point defined between said main body element and said second body element in its flipped open position.
14. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 13 wherein said third body element is rotated substantially 90°.
15. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 14 , wherein the mobile communication terminal is configured to automatically change, if required, the orientation of information shown on the display when the mobile communication terminal is used in its first open operation position and its second open operative position.
16. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
a main body element;
a second body element;
a third body element;
a multi-functional hinge member arranged to connect said main, second and third body elements for movement with respect to one another wherein:
said main, second and third body elements are in a stacked overlying folded operative position in a closed operative position;
said multi-functional hinge member is arranged to pivot said third body element to a flipped open position to reveal a display carried by said third body element and a first keyboard carried by said second body element in a first operative position;
said multi-functional hinge member is arranged to pivot said second body element to a flipped open position to reveal a folded keyboard carried by said main body element and said second body element on a side disposed opposite said first keyboard, said multi-functional hinge member further being arranged to rotate said third body element in a plane that is substantially parallel to the plane of the display to reveal the display and said folded keyboard for usage in a second operative position.
17. The mobile communication terminal defined in claim 16 further comprising said multi-functional hinge member located at an extremity of said main, second and third body elements.
18. The mobile communication terminal defined in claim 17 further comprising said multi-functional hinge member having a first pivot axis about which said third body element rotates between said closed operative position and said flipped open first operative position.
19. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 18 further comprising said multi-functional hinge member having a second pivot axis parallel with and offset from said first pivot axis about which said second body element rotates between said flipped open first operative position to said folded keyboard flipped open position.
20. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 19 further comprising said multi-functional hinge member having a third pivot axis substantially perpendicular to said first pivot axis about which said third body element rotates between said folded keyboard flipped open position to said second operative position.
21. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 19 further comprising said multi-functional hinge member being arranged such that said third and second body elements rotate together about said second pivot axis between said closed operative position and said folded keyboard flipped open position.
22. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 16 further comprising said folded keyboard being a QWERTY keyboard.
23. The mobile communication terminal as defined in claim 16 further comprising said display being a touch sensitive screen display.
24. Computer program stored in a computer readable medium and executable by a processor in a mobile communication terminal for automatically changing, if required, the orientation of information shown on a display of the mobile communication terminal when the mobile communication terminal is used in its first open operative position and in its second open operative position wherein the mobile communication terminal has:
a main body element having a first major surface relative to usage;
a second body element having a second major surface relative to usage in a first open operative position and a third major surface disposed opposite said second major surface and accessible relative to usage in a second open operative position,
a third body element having a fourth major surface for carrying a display relative to usage in said first open operative position and said second open operative position,
said main, second and third body elements are folded in a stacked relationship with respect to one another in a fully closed folded position with said second body element sandwiched between said main and third body elements and with said second body element second major surface in a face-to-face orientation with said third body element fourth major surface and said second body element third major surface in a face-to-face orientation with said main body element first major surface;
said third body element arranged to flip open orienting said third body element major surface and said second body element second major surface in a substantially parallel plane and accessible for usage in said first open operative position;
said second body element arranged to flip open orienting said second body element second major surface and said main body element first major surface in substantially parallel planes and accessible for usage, and said third body element further arranged to rotate with said fourth major surface in a plane that is substantially parallel to the planes of said second body element second major surface and said main body element first major surface, said main body first major surface, said second body element third major surface and said third body element fourth major surface accessible for usage in said second open operative position, wherein in said second open operative position said third body element rotates substantially 90° about a third pivot axis that is positioned substantially at a central point defined between said main body element and said second body element in its flipped open position.