HANDHELD COMPUTER HAVING MOVEABLE SEGMENTS THAT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO AFFECT A SIZE OF THE HANDHELD COMPUTER
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
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a display assembly that includes a display screen, the display screen being provided on a front surface of the housing;
a multi-directional component provided on the front surface of the housing, wherein the multi-directional component is moveable along one axis into three or more positions that each correspond to an actuated state;
a processor coupled to (i) the display assembly for presenting data on the display screen, and (ii) the multi-directional component, wherein the processor is configured to identify an input for each of the actuated states.
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Abstract
A handheld computer is provided that includes a first module combined with one or more modules. The first module includes a housing having one or more coupling surfaces, with each coupling surface including a coupling mechanism. A second module is coupleable to the first module. The second module includes a third coupling surface having a second coupling mechanism for mating with the first coupling mechanism. The third coupling surface is positioned on the second module so as to abut at least partially against the second coupling surface when the first coupling mechanism is mated with the second coupling mechanism.
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1. A mobile computer comprising:
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a housing;
a display assembly that includes a display screen, the display screen being provided on a front surface of the housing;
a multi-directional component provided on the front surface of the housing, wherein the multi-directional component is moveable along one axis into three or more positions that each correspond to an actuated state;
a processor coupled to (i) the display assembly for presenting data on the display screen, and (ii) the multi-directional component, wherein the processor is configured to identify an input for each of the actuated states. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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9. A mobile computer comprising:
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a housing;
a display assembly that includes a display screen, the display screen being provided on a front surface of the housing;
a multi-directional component provided on the front surface of the housing, the multi-directional component being operable in (i) two or more directions, and (ii) centrally;
a processor coupled to (i) the display assembly for presenting data on the display screen, and (ii) the multi-directional component to receive input from the multi-directional component being operable in either of the two or more directions or centrally; and
wherein the multi-directional component is positioned on the front surface to enable a user to coordinate use of the multi-directional component with the presented data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A mobile computer comprising:
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a first housing segment; and
a second housing segment, wherein the second housing segment is moveably coupled to the first housing segment to move primarily along a single direction between an extended position and a contracted position, wherein the first housing segment and the second housing segment are coupled so that movement of the housing segments toward the extended position increase a width of the mobile computer as determined in the contracted position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A mobile computer comprising:
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a first segment;
a second segment slideably coupled to the first segment to enable a lateral side of the mobile computer to be moved between a contracted position and an extended position, wherein a width of the mobile device is (i) at a maximum position when the first and second housing segments are in the extended position, and (ii) at a minimum when the first and second housing segments are in the contracted position, and wherein the first segment overlays the second segment when the device is in the contracted position, and the second segment is partially exposed when the device is in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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