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Communication device having interchangeable faceplates and active keypad cover
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Inventors: Slipy, Michael J.; Lundell, Louis J.; Lo, Jose T.; Mischenko, Nicholas;
Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)
Primary Examiner: Chiang; Jack
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rauch; John G.
A communication device (1600) such as a portable radiotelephone handset features interchangeable faceplates including a first faceplate (1604) and a second faceplate (1804) which are removably attachable to a housing (1602). At least one of the plurality of faceplates includes a movable element (1802) such as a keypad cover. A sensor such as a switch (1574) detects the presence of the movable element (1802) and provides a detection signal to a controller (1560) which varies the operation of the communication device (1600) in response thereto. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to FIG.
1, it shows a front elevational view of a radiotelephone handset 100 according to the present invention.
The radiotelephone handset 100 generally includes a housing 102, a faceplate 104 and a keypad 106 having a plurality 108 of keys.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the radiotelephone handset 100 is a cellular radiotelephone handset for operation within a wide-area cellular network.
Alternatively, the radiotelephone handset 100 may be a cordless radiotelephone handset, a personal communicator, or any other two-way communication device.
The radiotelephone handset 100 is portable in that it is hand held by a user and is available for use virtually anywhere within its corresponding communication system.
The handset 100 includes an antenna mount 103 adapted to receive an antenna permitting radio communication within the cellular network.
The radiotelephone handset 100 has a user interface 110 permitting the user to operate the radiotelephone handset 100.
The user interface 110 of the radiotelephone handset 100 generally includes an earpiece interface 112, a display interface 114, a keypad interface 116 including the keypad 106, a microphone interface 118 and an alert interface 120.
The user interface 110 operates in a conventional manner to provide the user with wireless communications.
According to the present invention, the radiotelephone handset 100 is adapted to accommodate a plurality of distinctive telephone appearances.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, this is accomplished by the faceplate 104 having a distinctive user interface appearance.
The distinctive user interface appearance is evidenced by the distinguished appearance, or unique look, that the faceplate gives to the earpiece interface 112, the display interface 114, the keypad interface 116, and the microphone interface 118.
In the preferred embodiment, the distinctive appearance is accomplished by selecting the contour, shape, size, texture, material and color of the faceplate
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