Hand held internet access/personal digital assistant/cellular communication device

• US 20020093493A1
• Filed: 03/23/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E-Mobile Israel, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: E-Mobile Israel, Ltd.
• Inventors: Michaeli, Ben-Zion, Gilor, Gal, Dagani, Aviv
• Application Number:
  US09/815,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20020093493A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera

Abstract

A small hand held and operable device having a touch sensitive screen with an aspect ratio of about 4:3 and constituting at least 50% of a front face of the device; a rear bridge forming an arch constructed and positioned to allow a user to securely grip the device; and a digital camera being movable relative to the device. A number of applications of the device are described, including accessing the Internet, processing data, and communicating with another device which is a user client at the disposal of another user.

Claims

1. A hand held and operable Internet access/personal digital assistant(PDA)/cellular communication device comprising:

(a) a housing being sufficiently small so as to be held by one hand of a user;

(b) a touch sensitive screen being engaged in said housing, said touch sensitive screen serving as a display screen and also as a part of a user input interface, said touch sensitive screen having horizontal and vertical dimensions defining an aspect ratio of about 4;

3 and constituting at least 50% of a front face of the device; and

(c) a rear bridge being connected to or integrally formed with a back of said housing, said rear bridge being constructed and positioned so as to create a gap between said rear bridge and said back of said housing, said gap being to allow a user to securely grip said device;

said device being designed and configured for accessing the Internet, processing data, and communicating with at least one user client.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising an integral or mountable digital camera being pivotally engaged by said housing, said digital camera being movable relative to said device such that said digital camera is positionable in at least one first direction facing a first field-of-view in front of said front face of said device and is re-positionable in at least one second direction facing a second field-of-view behind said back of said device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein said communication between said device and said at least one user client is effected via a communications network.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein said at least one user client is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant.

5. The device of claim 1, further comprising a data communication port.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising a memory for storing data.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein said touch sensitive screen displays a virtual keyboard and/or serves as a sensor for character recognition.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein said user input interface further includes one or more buttons disposed in said front face of said housing, an integral joystick operable by a user and a microphone integral to said housing.

9. The device of claim 1, further comprising an output interface comprising said display screen and a speaker.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein said display screen being capable of displaying a full width of a Web page.

11. The device of claim 1, which is designed and configured for communicating with a base unit.

12. The device of claim 1, which is designed and configured for communicating with a server.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein said rear bridge is designed for holding a batery for powering the device.

15. The device according to claim 14, further comprising a rear bridge being connected to or integrally formed with a back of said housing, said rear bridge being constructed and positioned so as to create a gap between said rear bridge and said back of said housing, said gap being to allow a user to securely grip said device.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein said rear bridge is designed for holding a batery for powering the device.

17. The device of claim 14, wherein said communication between said device and said at least one user client is effected via a communications network.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein said at least one user client is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a cellular telephone and a personal digital assistant.

19. The device of claim 14, further comprising a data communication port.

20. The device according to claim 14, further comprising a memory for storing data.

21. The device of claim 14, wherein said touch sensitive screen displays a virtual keyboard and/or serves as a sensor for character recognition.

22. The device of claim 14, wherein said user input interface further includes one or more buttons disposed in said front face of said housing, an integral joystick operable by a user and a microphone integral to said housing.

23. The device of claim 14, further comprising an output interface comprising said display screen and a speaker.

24. The device of claim 14, wherein said display screen being capable of displaying a full width of a Web page.

25. The device of claim 14, which is designed and configured for communicating with a base unit.

26. The device of claim 15, which is designed and configured for communicating with a server.

14. A hand held and operable Internet access/personal digital assistant (PDA)/cellular communication device comprising:

(a) a housing being sufficiently small so as to be held by one hand of a user;

(b) a touch sensitive screen being engaged in said housing, said touch sensitive screen serving as a display screen and also as part of a user input interface, said touch sensitive screen having horizontal and vertical dimensions defining an aspect ratio of about 4;

3 and constituting at least 50% of a front face of the device; and

(c) an integral or mountable digital camera being pivotally engaged by said housing, said digital camera being movable relative to said device such that said digital camera is positionable in at least one direction facing a first field-of-view in front of said front face of said device and re-positionable in at least one direction facing a second field-of-view behind said back of said device;

said device being designed and configured for accessing the Internet, processing data, and communicating with at least one user client.