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`FIGS. 7A-7C illustrate several views of an exem-
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`FIG. 9 is a flow chart representing the exemplary
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
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`[0042] The present invention will now be described with
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`radio communication equipment. The term “portable radio
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`device,” or “mobile terminal” and the like,
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`equipment such as mobile telephones, pagers, communica-
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`[0045] An electronic equipment, such as a mobile phone,
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`The mobile phone 10 includes housing 18 (sometimes
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`[0050] As will be appreciated, the mobile phone 10 may
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`FIG. 2 represents a functional block diagram of an
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`exemplary mobile phone, for example, the mobile phone 10.
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`capability provided by a motion transducer 40 and use of
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`in greater detail below. The various functions carried out by
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`the parts represented in the functional block diagram of FIG.
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`2 may be carried out by application software within the
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`[0052] The mobile phone 10 includes a primary control
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`functions and operations of the mobile phone 10, e.g., as is
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