Portable computing device with integrated mouse function

• US 20070024578A1
• Filed: 07/29/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Lundquist, David
• Application Number:
  US11/193,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20070024578A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• 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 1/1686 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
• 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 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing navigation associated with a portable computing device. An interface can receive surface data based on a change of positioning related to the portable device. A navigation component can implement navigation within the portable computing device based at least in part upon surface data.

Claims

1. A system that facilitates enhancing navigation associated with a portable computing device, comprising:

an interface that receives surface data based on a change of positioning related to the portable device; and

a navigation component that implements navigation within the portable computing device based at least in part upon surface data.

2. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device including a display to view data associated therewith.

3. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device including a cursor to navigate data related to the portable computing device.

4. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device is at least one of the following:

a phone;

a cell phone;

a smart phone;

a portable digital assistant (PDA);

a pager;

a hand-held;

a scanner;

a bar code scanner;

a six function device;

a language translator;

a portable gaming device;

a portable computing device with a display capable of data navigation.

5. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising an interface to receive surface data by detection motion of the portable computing device.

6. The system of claim 5, the interface is at least one of an optical sensor and a trackball.

7. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising a location generator that provides correlation between surface data collected and navigation associated with the portable computing device.

8. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising an options component that allows the configuration of the navigation component.

9. The system of claim 8, the configuration is at least one of the following:

a movement correlation setting;

a cursor setting;

a cursor speed;

a cursor sensitivity; and

a navigation technique.

10. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising an input component.

11. The system of claim 10, the input component is at least one of an input button on the portable computing device and a wheel input on the portable computing device.

12. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising a selector that provides the selection of the navigation technique.

13. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising at least one pad on a bottom portion of the portable computing device.

14. The system of claim 1, the portable computing device further comprising at least one of a trackball and an optical sensor on a bottom portion of the portable computing device.

15. The system of claim 1, the surface data is collected from any surface planar to the portable computing device.

16. A computer readable medium having stored thereon the components of the system of claim 1.

17. A computer-implemented method that facilitates providing navigation to a portable computing device, comprising:

utilizing a portable computing device;

utilizing the portable computing device location as a navigational input; and

implementing surface data as the navigational input to correlate navigating on a display related the portable computing device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

determining a selected navigational technique; and

determining surface data utilizing at least one of a trackball and an optical sensor.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

correlating a surface movement of the portable computing device with navigation related to the display; and

configuring options associated with surface data navigation.

20. A computer-implemented system that facilitates implementing navigation related to a portable computing device, comprising:

means for receiving surface data based on a change of positioning related to the portable device; and

means for implementing navigation within the portable computing device based at least in part upon surface data.