Universal digital mobile device

• US 20040049743A1
• Filed: 06/04/2003
• Published: 03/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Glenn Rolus Bogward
• Original Assignee: Glenn Rolus Bogward
• Inventors: Bogward, Glenn Rolus
• Application Number:
  US10/240,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20040049743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/531
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/162 changing, e.g. reversing, the face orientation of the screen with a two degrees of freedom mechanism, e.g. for folding into tablet PC like position or orienting towards the direction opposite to the user to show to a second user
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1635 Details related to the integration of battery packs and other power supplies such as fuel cells or integrated AC adapter
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1649 the additional display being independently orientable, e.g. for presenting information to a second user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1652 the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable
• 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 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1692 the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders
• 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 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0235 Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/23 Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof by improving visibility H04M1/22
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 : with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 : including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/387 : using subscriber identification cards
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 : Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A universal digital mobile device for executing programs, comprising a display device for displaying text data and/or image data, and an input device with a pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area, is disclosed, the pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area having one functional zone or a plurality of functional zones depending on the execution of at least one program.

Claims

1. Universal digital mobile device for executing programs, comprising

a) a display device for displaying text data and/or image data, and

b) an input device with a pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area,

c) the pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area having one functional zone or a plurality of functional zones depending on the execution of at least one program.

2. Mobile device according to claim 1, characterized in that under the control of the program it is possible to set up at least one functional zone which has a keyboard functionality.

3. Mobile device according to claim 1, characterized in that under the control of the program it is possible to set up at least one functional zone which has a functionality of a touch-sensitive slide pad sliding surface with which information displayed on the display device can be actuated when an object held against the sliding surface slides.

4. Mobile device according to claim 1, characterized in that under the control of the program it is possible to set up at least one functional zone which has a functionality of a touch-sensitive pen pad sliding surface with which the sliding path of the pen is sensed when a pen which is pressed against the sliding surface is made to slide under the application of pressure, in order to detect written characters or written character-like symbols.

5. Mobile device according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area is homogeneous in terms of the surface with respect to all the settable functionalities in relation to the non-overlapping distribution under the control of the program.

6. Mobile device according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive input area and the display device are embodied jointly as a pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive screen.

7. Universal digital mobile device, comprising:

a) a housing part, and

b) an input device,

c) the input device having a board-like shape with a first interaction surface forming an upper side and with a second interaction surface forming a lower side,

d) the input device being arranged in the housing part in such a way that either the first interaction surface or the second interaction surface is accessible from the outside, the respective non-accessible interaction surface being protected in the interior of the housing part.

8. Mobile device according to claim 7, characterized in that at least one interaction surfaces is pressure-sensitive or proximity-sensitive.

9. Mobile device according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that at least one of the interaction surfaces has a keyboard.

10. Mobile device according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the input device is movably secured in the housing part by means of a reversing mechanism.

11. Universal digital mobile device for executing programs, comprising

a) a housing part, and

b) a gravity sensor which is permanently connected to the housing part and generates a gravity directional signal which depends on the direction of gravity relative to the housing part,

c) the execution of the program depending on the gravity directional signal.

12. Mobile device according to claim 11, characterized by a display device for displaying text data and/or image data.

13. Mobile device according to claim 12, characterized in that the displaying of the text data and image data by the display device depends on the gravity directional signal.

14. Mobile device according to claim 13, characterized in that the orientation of the displaying of the text data and image data by the display device depends on the gravity directional signal.

15. Mobile device according to claim 14, characterized in that the displaying of the text data and image data is upright with respect to the direction of the force of gravity.

16. Mobile device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized by an input device with an input area.

17. Mobile device according to claim 16, characterized in that the arrangement of input functionalities on the input area of the input device depends on the gravity directional signal.

18. Mobile device according to one of claims 11 to 17, characterized

a) in that the housing part has:

aa) a first leaf part and

bb) a second leaf part,

cc) which can be folded open and closed in the manner of a book by means of a hinge part.

19. Mobile device according to claim 18, characterized in that the first leaf part shows the display device and the second leaf part has the input device.

20. Mobile device according to claim 19, characterized in that a first mobile device operating mode is assumed if the gravity directional signal indicates that the first leaf part is in the upright position, the side of the first leaf part which faces the hinge part pointing downward in the direction of the force of gravity.

21. Mobile device according to claim 20, characterized in that a text processing application can be operated in the first mobile device operating mode, the display device and the input device being used in the transverse format, and the input device constituting a keyboard.

22. Mobile device according to claim 19, characterized in that a second mobile device operating mode is assumed if the gravity directional signal indicates that the first leaf part and/or the second leaf part is/are located in the upright position, a side of the first leaf part which is oriented perpendicularly with respect to the hinge part and/or of the leaf part pointing downward in the direction of the force of gravity.

23. Mobile device according to one of claims 11 to 22, characterized by a configurations device for presetting the left-handedness or right-handedness of a user, the execution of the program depending on the left-handedness or right-handedness which is set.

24. Universal digital mobile device having

a) a first leaf part and

b) a second leaf part,

c) which can be folded open and closed in the manner of a book by means of a hinge part,

d) at least one of the two leaf parts having a leaf base part and a removable leaf back part.

25. Universal digital mobile device according to claim 24, characterized in that the removable leaf back part has a removable hand-grip part.

27. Mobile device according to claim 25 or 26, characterized in that the hand-grip part contains at least one operator control.

28. Mobile device according to claim 27, characterized in that the hand-grip part has three operator control keys which are oriented toward the back.

26. Universal digital mobile device, having

a) a first leaf part, and

b) a second leaf part,

c) which can be folded open and closed by means of a hinge part,

d) at least one of the two leaf parts having a leaf base part and a removable hand-grip part.

29. Universal digital mobile device, having

a) a housing part, and

b) a hand-grip part which is arranged in the region within reach of the operator'"'"'s holding hand on the housing part,

c) the hand-grip part serving as an attachment means for at least one back part.

31. Mobile device according to one of claims 29 and 30, characterized in that the hand-grip part has at least one operator control.

32. Mobile device according to claim 31, characterized in that the at least one operator control is selected from a group comprising momentary-contact switch, slide pad, multiple rockers and tracker ball.

33. Mobile device according to one of claims 29 to 32, characterized in that the hand-grip part can be removed from the housing part.

30. Universal digital mobile device, having

a) a housing part, and

b) a hand-grip part which is arranged in the region within reach of the operator'"'"'s holding hand on the housing part,

c) the hand-grip part serving as grip protection and for stabilizing at least one back part.

34. Universal digital mobile device, comprising

a) a hand-held part

aa) having at least one display device,

ab) having operating means for inputting information and manipulating displayed information, and

ac) having at least a first interface for exchanging data, and

b) an accessory part

ba) having a control unit,

bb) having a memory,

bc) having a power supply unit, and

bd) having at least one second interface for exchanging data,

c) the first interface and the second interface being capable of being coupled, and

d) the accessory part being able to receive data from the operating means and output data via the display device.