Wireless device with vibrational communication capabilities
First Claim
1. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
- a body casing having a front surface;
a transceiver send and receive signals including alphanumeric data;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless mobile phone; and
means coupled to said vibrator and said transceiver for vibrationally outputting received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator.
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Abstract
A wireless communication device having vibrational communication capabilities in accordance with various embodiments is provided including a receiver to receive signals, a body casing, a vibrator coupled to the body casing to vibrate the wireless communication device, a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed cause the wireless communication device to vibrationally output received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator, and an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions.
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38 Claims
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1. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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a body casing having a front surface;
a transceiver send and receive signals including alphanumeric data;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless mobile phone; and
means coupled to said vibrator and said transceiver for vibrationally outputting received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless mobile phone comprising:
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a body casing;
a transceiver to send and receive signals including alphanumeric data;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless mobile phone;
a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed cause the wireless mobile phone to vibrationally output received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator; and
an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. In a wireless mobile phone, a method comprising:
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receiving signals representing alphanumeric data;
determining if the mobile phone is operating in a vibrational output mode; and
identifying vibrational representations of at least a portion of the alphanumeric data and outputting the vibrational representations if the mobile phone is operating in a vibrational output mode. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
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12. A wireless pager comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals;
a body casing;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless pager; and
means coupled to said vibrator and said receiver for vibrationally outputting alphanumeric data received via said receiver through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator.
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17. A wireless pager comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals;
a body casing;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless pager;
a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed cause the wireless pager to vibrationally output received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator; and
an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions.
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20. In a wireless pager, a method comprising:
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receiving signals representing alphanumeric data;
determining if the wireless pager is operating in a vibrational output mode; and
identifying vibrational representations of at least a portion of the alphanumeric data and outputting the vibrational representations if the wireless pager is operating in a vibrational output mode. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29)
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23. A PDA comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals;
a body casing having front surface;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said PDA; and
means coupled to said vibrator and to said receiver for vibrationally outputting alphanumeric data received via said receiver through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator.
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27. A PDA comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals;
a body casing having front surface;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said PDA;
a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed cause the PDA to vibrationally output received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator; and
an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions.
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30. In a PDA, a method comprising:
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receiving signals representing alphanumeric data;
determining if the mobile phone is operating in a vibrational output mode; and
identifying vibrational representations of at least a portion of the alphanumeric data and outputting the vibrational representations if the PDA is operating in a vibrational output mode. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a receiver to receive signals;
a body casing;
a vibrator coupled to said body casing to vibrate said wireless communication device;
a storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions, which when executed cause the wireless communication device to vibrationally output received alphanumeric data through vibrational manifestation of the received alphanumeric data using the vibrator; and
an execution unit coupled to the storage medium for executing the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. In a wireless communication device, a method comprising:
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receiving signals representing alphanumeric data;
determining if the wireless communication device is operating in a vibrational output mode; and
identifying vibrational representations of at least a portion of the alphanumeric data and outputting the vibrational representations if the wireless communication device is operating in a vibrational output mode.
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