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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
`U.S.C‘. 154(b) by 412 days.
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`App]. No.2 11/318,377
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`Provisional application No. 60/698.662. filed on Jul.
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`Primary ExamineriRafael PéreZ-Gutiérrez
`Assistant Examiner
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`ABSTRACT
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`The subject innovation and/or methods relate to a compact
`durable communication device that can include a plurality of
`improvements to provide durability and thimless. The devices
`can be a clamshell smartphone. a messenger device. a thin
`smartphone. and/or any other suitable mobile communication
`device. The improvements can include a magnesium plate. an
`opening for an electrical component associated with the plate.
`internal antenna placement. an extended backlight for a dual
`display. and/or a mono hinge to provide connectivity.
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`15 Claims, 24 Drawing Sheets
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`804 - QWERTY Keyboard
`808 — Magnesium Plate
`810 - PCB
`814 -- Lower back case
`816 — Battery Pack
`708 — Joint
`710 - USB
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`ter, a clamshell smartphone with various hardware improve-
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`electrical component to fit within the magnesium plate and/or
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`Furthermore, an internal antenna can be placed in optimal
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`positions to provide compact and durable devices. The inter-
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`integrated onto the PCB associated with the thin smartphone,
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`In accordance with an aspect ofthe claimed subject matter,
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`a mono hinge provides a connecting mechanism for an upper
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`portion and a lower portion associated with a device. The
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`mono hinge can be made out of stainless steel, magnesium,
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`coupling has an aperture related thereto. The mono hinge can
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`between at least two portions for a device. For instance, the
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`mono hinge can provide physical and electrical connectivity
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`between an upper portion and a lower portion related to a
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`mobile communication device.
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`claimed subject matter, methods are provided that facilitate
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`assembling novel hardware improvements related to a mobile
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`The following description and the annexed drawings set
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`forth in detail certain illustrative aspects of the one or more
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`embodiments for user interfaces for multimedia playback.
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`These aspects are indicative, however, of but a few of the
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`various ways in which the principles of the various embodi-
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`intended to include all such aspects and their equivalents.
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`wherein such composition of magnesium provides various
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`the stress to the PCB is greatly reduced. Moreover, the mag-
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`electrical component to fit within the magnesium plate and/or
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`chassis reducing the height of device.
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`nal antenna can be placed at the base of a lower portion of the
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`clamshell smartphone, perpendicular to the lower side thick-
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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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`be placed such that the length ofthe antenna can be across the
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`matter, a messenger device with various hardware improve-
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`plate constructed from magnesium provides at least the fol-
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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
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`lighter weight, and improved feel. By placing the plate
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`shell smartphone.
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`play, wherein a first viewing area (e.g., a main display) and a
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`second viewing area (e.g., a secondary display) can share a
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`backlight. The first viewing area can be located on a first
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`second surface opposite ofthe first surface. The backlight can
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`be positioned in between the first viewing area and the second
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`viewing area. Moreover, the backlight can be extended to an
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`the backlight can be extended into a portion in between the
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`viewing area beyond the active area associated with at least
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`one of the viewing areas.
`In accordance with another aspect of the innovation
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`described herein, a thin smartphone with various hardware
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`improvements to allow for a compact and durable device. A
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`magnesium plate can be included with the thin smartphone,
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`wherein such composition of magnesium provides various
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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 PCB to protect from pressure
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`induced by pressing keys associated with the keypad such that
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`nesium plate and/or chassis can include at least one opening
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