Sony Ericsson Cell Phone With Detachable Display

A recently uncovered Sony Ericsson patent details a cellphone with a
detachable screen. As described in a patent application called
“Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device “, it is the
classic, clamsell phone with the top part based on the LEGO system
with the detachable screen.

They are planning for a mobile phone which will consist of two
different detachable parts. One of them holds the user interface
devices for data input and control while the other carries a display
with several user input buttons and the relevant phone circuitry,
application processor, memory, and battery.

When separated, both part communicate with each other via short range
communication module, e.g. Bluetooth. What’s more, the housings are
designed so, that they can be joined in different orientations. E.g.
with the main display on the inside or outside of the clamshell phone,
when closed.

This will allow mobile phones to be a lot more customizable, feature
rich and yet portable.