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`COMPACT AND DURABLE MESSENGER
`DEVICE
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`Inventors: Kabir Siddiqui, Sammamish, WA (US);
`David W. Voth, Woodinville, WA (US)
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`Assignee: Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`USS.C. 154(b) by 412 days.
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`Appl. No.: 11/318,377
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`Filed:
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`Dec. 23, 2005
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`Prior Publication Data
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`Provisional application No. 60/698,662, filed on Jul.
`12, 2005.
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`ABSTRACT
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`The subject innovation and/or methods relate to a compact
`durable communication device that can includea plurality of
`improvementsto provide durability and thinness. The devices
`can be a clamshell smartphone, a messenger device, a thin
`smartphone, and/or any other suitable mobile communication
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`age, longer battery life, are a few examples that encourage the
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`mobile communication device industry to improve upon
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`communication devices can be, but not
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`electrical componenttofit within the magnesium plate and/or
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`chassis reducing the height of device.
`wherein such composition of magnesium provides various
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`improvements in comparison with conventional materials.
`Furthermore, an internal antenna can be placed in optimal
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`The magnesium plate can provide durability, rigidness, and/
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`or protection. For instance, the magnesium plate can be posi-
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`tioned between a keypad and a PCBto protect from pressure
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`inducedby pressing keys associated with the keypad such that
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`the stress to the PCBis greatly reduced. Moreover, the mag-
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`nesium plate and/or chassis can include at least one opening
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`for an electrical component, wherein the opening provides the
`In accordance with an aspectofthe claimed subject matter,
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`electrical componentto fit within the magnesium plate and/or
`amonohinge provides a connecting mechanism for an upper
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`chassis reducing the height of device.
`portion and a lower portion associated with a device. The
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`Furthermore, an internal antenna can be placed in optimal
`mono hinge can be made out ofstainless steel, magnesium,
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`positions to provide compact and durable devices. Theinter-
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`nal antenna can beplacedat the base of a lowerportion of the
`includeafirst coupling and a second coupling, wherein each
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`clamshell smartphone, perpendicular to the lowerside thick-
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`ness associated with the PCB. In addition,
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`antenna can be placed at the top of a lower portion of the
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`clamshell smartphone, perpendicular to the top side thickness
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`associated with the PCB. In addition, the internal antenna can
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`be placed suchthat the length ofthe antenna can be across the
`mobile communication device.
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`width of the device to allow the thickness of the device to be
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`claimed subject matter, methods are provided that facilitate
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`assembling novel hardware improvementsrelated to a mobile
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`communication device.
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`matter, a messenger device with various hardware improve-
`The following description and the annexed drawings set
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`ments to allow for a small, thin, and durable device. A mag-
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`nesium plate can be included with the messenger device. The
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`plate constructed from magnesium provides at least the fol-
`These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the
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`lowing benefits in comparison to conventionalplastics and/or
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`materials (e.g., plastics, rubber, latex, etc.) for communica-
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`tion devices: enhanced absorption of shock, reduced buckling
`intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.
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`upon pressure,
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`Other advantages and novel features will become apparent
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`lighter weight, and improved feel. By placing the plate
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`between a keyboard and a PCB assembly, the plate protects
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`the PCB assembly from pressure inducedbypressing keys. In
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`addition, the magnesium plate can includeat least one open-
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`ing for an electrical component, wherein the opening pro-
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`FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a clamshell smart-
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`plate and/or chassis reducing the height of device. The mes-
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`tially similar to the internal antenna utilized with the clam-
`FIG.2 illustrates an embodiment of a lower portion of a
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`shell smartphone.
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`Furthermore, the messenger device can include a dual dis-
`FIG.3 illustrates an embodiment of a lowerportion of a
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`play, wherein a first viewing area (e.g., a main display) anda
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`second viewing area (e.g., a secondary display) can share a
`FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of a keypad support
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`backlight. The first viewing area can be located onafirst
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`surface and the second viewing area can be located on a
`FIG. 5 illustrates an assembled embodiment of a lower
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`second surface oppositeofthefirst surface. The backlight can
`portion of a clamshell communication device.
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`be positioned in betweenthefirst viewing area and the second
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`FIG.6 illustrates an embodiment of a messenger device in
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`viewing area. Moreover, the backlight can be extended to an
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`area not utilized by one of the viewingareas. In other words,
`the subject innovation.
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`the backlight can be extendedinto a portion in between the
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`FIG. 7 illustrates an embodiment of a back panel for a
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`viewing area beyond the active area associated with at least
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`one of the viewing areas.
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`FIG.8 illustrates an embodimentof a lower portion of the
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`In accor