INTEGRATED HANDHELD DATA PROCESSING DEVICE HAVING A SLIDING FORM FACTOR

• US 20070146330A1
• Filed: 12/15/2006
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Lam, Lawrence, Nguyen, Huy
• Granted Patent: US 7,880,724 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1624 with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• 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 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0247 comprising more than two body parts

Abstract

A handheld data processing device having three functional components assembled in a sliding configuration. A processor module is mechanically coupled to two sliding covers. The processor module houses circuits for performing the functions of data processing and may also include a display and input/output functionality. The two sliding covers provide protection for the processor module and may include input/output transducers such as a keypad, speaker or microphone. Embodiments of the handheld data processing device include a handheld computer, wireless telephone and handheld video display. Used as a telephone, the sliders may house a speaker and a microphone.

Claims

1. A handheld data processing device comprising:

a display/processor module;

a first keypad slider; and

,

a second keypad slider.

2. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider and said second keypad slider are configurable to fully cover a display surface of said display/processor module.

3. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider comprises a window.

4. The handheld data processing device of claim 3, wherein said second keypad slider comprises a window.

5. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, further comprising a display orientation controller.

6. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider is electrically coupled to said display/processor module by a flexible ribbon connector.

7. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider is optically coupled to said display/processor module.

8. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, further comprising a detent mechanism for enabling repeatable and stable extension of the handheld data processing device.

9. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider includes a microphone.

10. The handheld data processing device of claim 9, further including a voice recognition processor.

11. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider includes a speaker.

12. The handheld data processing device of claim 11, wherein said second keypad slider includes a microphone.

13. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmitter.

14. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless receiver.

15. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, further comprising a line selection driver.

16. The handheld data processing device of claim 1, wherein said first keypad slider and said second keypad slider comprise a QWERTY keypad.

17. A wireless telephone comprising:

a microphone slider;

a data processing and transceiver module; and

,

a speaker slider.

18. The wireless telephone of claim 17, wherein said data processing and transceiver module comprises a display.

19. The wireless telephone of claim 17, further comprising a line selection driver.

20. The wireless telephone of claim 17, further comprising a detent mechanism for enabling repeatable and stable extension of the telephone.