Mobile phone with a virtual keyboard

• US 20060209020A1
• Filed: 09/16/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Scheiblhuber, Anke
• Application Number:
  US11/227,115
• Publication Number:
  US 20060209020A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1673 Arrangements for projecting a virtual keyboard
• 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 1/0272 for a projector or beamer module assembly constructional features of projectors per se G03B21/00; constructional details of projectors using electronic spatial light modulators per se H04N9/31
• 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 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile phone with a virtual keyboard. The mobile phone includes a main phone module, a rotary base, a display module, and a virtual keyboard module. The rotary base is coupled to the main phone module and is rotatable thereon. The display module is coupled to the rotary base and can be rotated by the rotary base. The display module is used for displaying the messages from the main phone module. The virtual keyboard module is located on the display module and projects the virtual keyboards.

Claims

1. A mobile phone with a virtual keyboard, the mobile phone comprising:

a main phone module;

a display module electrically connected to the main phone module for displaying messages from the main phone module;

a virtual keyboard module located on the display module for projecting virtual keyboards; and

a switch module for switching between the virtual keyboards.

2. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the virtual keyboards are customized.

3. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the switch module is a physical switch.

4. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the switch module is located on the main phone module.

5. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the switch module is a touch switch.

6. The mobile phone of claim 5, wherein the touch switch is incorporated into the display module.

7. The mobile phone of claim 1, wherein the virtual keyboard module projects the virtual keyboards on the main phone module.

8. A mobile phone with a virtual keyboard, the mobile phone comprising:

a main phone module;

a rotary base coupled to the main phone module and is rotatable on the main phone module;

a display module coupled to the rotary base and rotated by the rotary base, and the display module electrically connected to the main phone module for displaying messages from the main phone module; and

a virtual keyboard module located on the display module for projecting virtual keyboards; and

a switch module for switching between the virtual keyboards.

9. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the virtual keyboards are customized.

10. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the switch module is a physical switch.

11. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the switch module is located on the main phone module.

12. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the switch module is a touch switch.

13. The mobile phone of claim 12, wherein the touch switch is incorporated into the display switch.

14. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the virtual keyboard module projects the virtual keyboards on the main phone module.

15. The mobile phone of claim 8, wherein the virtual keyboard module projects the virtual keyboards on a surface other than the main phone module.