Electronic device with fold out display and/or keyboard

• US 20050159194A1
• Filed: 12/31/2003
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sierra Wireless Incorporated
• Inventors: Winebrenner, Jon T., Heintz, Todd
• Application Number:
  US10/750,264
• Publication Number:
  US 20050159194A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1666 Arrangements for reducing the size of the integrated keyboard for transport, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys G06F1/1664 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• 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: 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 1/0247 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 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/18 including more than one keyboard unit

Abstract

The present invention provides for a hand-held electronic device having a display screen, a number pad coupled to said display screen such that said display screen folds upward to reveal said display screen and said number pad, and a keyboard underneath said number pad such that said number pad folds out sideways to reveal said keyboard.

Claims

1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

a display screen;

a number pad coupled to said display screen such that said display screen folds upward to reveal said display screen and said number pad; and

a keyboard underneath said number pad such that said number pad folds out sideways to reveal said keyboard.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising at least one speaker to transmit audio information.

3. The device of claim 1 further comprising at least one microphone for receiving audio data.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said keyboard is a qwerty keyboard.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein said keyboard is a game pad keyboard.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a directional pad.

7. The device of claim 5 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one programmable action button.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one trigger.

9. The device of claim 5 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a slider throttle control.

10. The device of claim 1 wherein said number pad folds sideways to a right side.

11. The device of claim 1 wherein said number pad folds sideways to a left side.

12. The device of claim 1 wherein said number pad is coupled to said display screen with a hinge.

13. The device of claim 1 further comprising at least one function key that controls the basic functions of the device.

14. The device of claim 1 wherein said number pad is coupled to said keyboard with a hinge.

15. The device of claim 1 further comprising a camera.

16. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

a display screen for displaying text and graphical information;

a number dial pad coupled to said display screen such that said display screen folds upwards to reveal said number dial pad;

a keyboard underneath said number dial pad such that said number dial pad folds out sideways to reveal said keyboard;

at least one speaker to transmit audio information; and

at least one microphone for receiving audio data.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein said keyboard is a qwerty keyboard.

18. The device of claim 16 wherein said keyboard is a game pad keyboard.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a directional pad.

20. The device of claim 18 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one programmable action buttons.

21. The device of claim 18 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one trigger.

22. The device of claim 18 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a slider throttle control.

23. The device of claim 16 wherein said number dial pad folds sideways to a right side.

24. The device of claim 16 wherein said number dial pad folds sideways to a left side.

25. The device of claim 16 wherein said number dial pad is coupled to said display screen with a hinge.

26. The device of claim 16 further comprising at least one function key that controls the basic functions of the device.

27. The device of claim 16 wherein said number dial pad is coupled to said keyboard with a hinge.

28. The device of claim 16 further comprising a camera.

29. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

a display screen for displaying text and graphical information;

a number dial pad coupled to the display screen; and

a game pad keyboard underneath said number dial pad such that said number dial pad folds out sideways to reveal said game pad keyboard.

30. The device of claim 29 further comprising at least one speaker to transmit audio information.

31. The device of claim 29 further comprising at least one microphone for receiving audio data.

32. The device of claim 29 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a directional pad.

33. The device of claim 29 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one programmable action buttons.

34. The device of claim 29 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one trigger.

35. The device of claim 29 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a slider throttle control.

36. The device of claim 29 wherein said number dial pad folds sideways to a right side.

37. The device of claim 29 wherein said number dial pad folds sideways to a left side.

38. The device of claim 29 further comprising at least one function key that controls the basic functions of the device.

39. The device of claim 29 wherein said number dial pad is coupled to said game pad keyboard with a hinge.

40. The device of claim 29 further comprising a camera.

41. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:

a display screen;

an input member coupled to said display screen, said input member comprising a number pad and a keyboard;

said input member being coupled to said display screen such that said display screen folds upward to reveal said display screen and said number pad; and

said keyboard being located underneath said number pad such that said number pad folds out sideways to reveal said keyboard.

42. The device of claim 41 further comprising at least one speaker to transmit audio information.

43. The device of claim 41 further comprising at least one microphone for receiving audio data.

44. The device of claim 41 wherein said keyboard is a qwerty keyboard.

45. The device of claim 41 wherein said keyboard is a game pad keyboard.

46. The device of claim 45 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a directional pad.

47. The device of claim 45 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one programmable action button.

48. The device of claim 45 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises at least one trigger.

49. The device of claim 45 wherein said game pad keyboard comprises a slider throttle control.

50. The device of claim 41 wherein said number pad folds sideways to a right side.

51. The device of claim 41 wherein said number pad folds sideways to a left side.

52. The device of claim 41 wherein said number pad is coupled to said display screen with a hinge.

53. The device of claim 41 further comprising at least one function key that controls the basic functions of the device.

54. The device of claim 41 wherein said number pad is coupled to said keyboard with a hinge.

55. The device of claim 41 further comprising a camera.