Portable navigation device with releasable antenna
First Claim
1. A portable global positioning device, comprising:
- a personal digital assistant (PDA) capability;
a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver operative with the PDA capability;
an antenna coupled to the GPS receiver;
a housing containing the PDA capability and the GPS receiver;
a subhousing containing the antenna, the subhousing being pivotally attached to the housing; and
an actuator to control a position of the subhousing relative the housing, where the actuator moves the subhousing from a stowed position to a released position relative the housing.
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Abstract
A multi-function, portable, electronic device includes a housing, a processor located within the housing and a memory in communication with the processor. The electronic device includes a display in communication with the processor and positioned on a surface of the housing. The electronic device includes an apparatus for performing a first function, and an apparatus for performing a second function. One of the functions includes a navigational component. The navigational component includes an antenna attached to the housing and movable between a stowed position and a signal acquisition position. A detection mechanism indicates the antenna is in the signal acquisition position. An operational component of the navigational component is activated in response to the detection mechanism indicating the antenna is in the signal acquisition position.
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44 Claims
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1. A portable global positioning device, comprising:
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a personal digital assistant (PDA) capability;
a global positioning satellite (GPS) receiver operative with the PDA capability;
an antenna coupled to the GPS receiver;
a housing containing the PDA capability and the GPS receiver;
a subhousing containing the antenna, the subhousing being pivotally attached to the housing; and
an actuator to control a position of the subhousing relative the housing, where the actuator moves the subhousing from a stowed position to a released position relative the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hand-held device comprising:
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a personal digital assistant (PDA) component, the PDA component operable to perform one or more PDA functions;
a navigation component operable to perform one or more navigation functions;
an antenna in communication with the navigation component;
a housing containing the PDA component and the navigation component;
a subhousing containing the antenna, the subhousing being pivotally attached to the housing; and
an actuator including mechanical linkage pivotally attaching the housing and the subhousing, where at least a portion of the actuator is accessible through a surface of the housing to allow the actuator to be moved so as to cause a cam mechanism of the mechanical linkage to move the subhousing from a stowed position to a released position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of forming a hand-held device, comprising:
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providing personal digital assistant (PDA) components operable to perform one or more PDA functions in a housing;
providing navigation components operable to perform one or more navigation functions in the housing;
providing a global positioning system (GPS) antenna in a subhousing, the GPS antenna in communication with the navigation components; and
coupling the housing and the subhousing with an actuator that moves the subhousing from a stowed position to a released position relative the housing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of producing a hand-held device component, comprising:
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forming a housing for personal digital assistant (PDA) components;
forming a subhousing for a global positioning system (GPS) antenna; and
coupling the subhousing to the housing for the PDA components with an actuator, where the actuator moves the subhousing from a stowed position to a released position relative the housing. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method of operating a hand-held device, comprising:
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uncoupling a latch to release a subhousing pivotally attach to a housing; and
mechanically urging the subhousing from a stowed position into a released position relative the housing after uncoupling the latch. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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