Abstract: This invention describes a protective device and associated method for protecting (including the protection from water and dust) a mobile terminal whether or not the terminal is in use, and for providing a hands-free operation of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pager, a MP3 player, or any similar portable communication device or a mobile electronic device.

Abstract: This invention describes a protective device and associated method for protecting (including the protection from water and dust) a mobile terminal whether or not the terminal is in use, and for providing a hands-free operation of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pager, a MP3 player, or any similar portable communication device or a mobile electronic device.

Abstract: This invention describes a protective device and associated method for protecting (including the protection from water and dust) a mobile terminal whether or not the terminal is in use, and for providing a hands-free operation of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pager, a MP3 player, or any similar portable communication device or a mobile electronic device.

Abstract: The invention relates in general to the field of mobile devices e.g. mobile communication terminals and a method for answering silently a call. According to the invention a call is answered silently with a mobile communication terminal in such a way that a receiver is kept on so that a user of the mobile communication terminal hears the caller, the user doesn't need to speak, when answering silently, and further a pre-recorded voice tag corresponding to a keyboard symbol of the mobile communication terminal selected by the user during the call is played to the caller as a response. Moreover, according to an embodiment of the invention a microphone of the mobile communication terminal is also switched off, and keyboard symbols and corresponding tag names are displayed in the display of the mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: This invention describes a protective device and associated method for protecting (including the protection from water and dust) a mobile terminal whether or not the terminal is in use, and for providing a hands-free operation of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a pager, a MP3 player, or any similar portable communication device or a mobile electronic device.