APPEARANCE ADAPTABLE KEYPAD FOR A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A handheld communication device configurable between a telephone mode and an email mode, said device comprising:
- a body having a front face at which a user input is located, said user input comprising an appearance-adaptable keypad configurable between a telephone keypad when the device is in the telephone mode and a text entry keypad when the device is in the email mode;
said telephone keypad comprising a plurality of alphanumeric input keys having letters and numbers associated therewith, said letters and numbers being arranged in a standard telephone keypad layout when the device is in the telephone mode; and
said text entry keypad comprising a plurality of alphabetic input keys having letters associated therewith, said letters being arranged in a standard text entry keyboard layout when the device is in the email mode.
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Abstract
A handheld communication device configurable between a telephone mode and an email mode is described. The handheld communication device has a body with a front face at which a user input is located. The user input includes an appearance-adaptable keypad configurable between a telephone keypad when the device is in the telephone mode, and a text entry keypad when the device is in the email mode. The telephone keypad includes a plurality of alphanumeric input keys. The telephone keypad is arranged in a standard telephone keypad layout when the device is in the telephone mode. The text entry keypad includes a plurality of alphabetic input keys. The text entry keypad is arranged in a standard text entry keyboard layout when the device is in the email mode.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld communication device configurable between a telephone mode and an email mode, said device comprising:
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a body having a front face at which a user input is located, said user input comprising an appearance-adaptable keypad configurable between a telephone keypad when the device is in the telephone mode and a text entry keypad when the device is in the email mode; said telephone keypad comprising a plurality of alphanumeric input keys having letters and numbers associated therewith, said letters and numbers being arranged in a standard telephone keypad layout when the device is in the telephone mode; and said text entry keypad comprising a plurality of alphabetic input keys having letters associated therewith, said letters being arranged in a standard text entry keyboard layout when the device is in the email mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for configuring a handheld communication device between a telephone mode and an email mode, said method comprising:
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providing a handheld communication device comprising a body having a front face at which a user input is located, the user input comprising an appearance-adaptable keypad configurable between a telephone keypad when the device is in the telephone mode and a text entry keypad when the device is in the email mode, the telephone keypad comprising a plurality of alphanumeric input keys having letters and numbers associated therewith, the letters and numbers being arranged in a standard telephone keypad layout when the device is in the telephone mode, the text entry keypad comprising a plurality of alphabetic input keys having letters associated therewith, the letters being arranged in a standard text entry keyboard layout when the device is in the email mode; transitioning the appearance-adaptable keypad from the telephone keypad to the text entry keypad in correspondence with transition of the device from the telephone mode to the email mode; and transitioning the appearance-adaptable keypad from the text entry keypad to the telephone keypad in correspondence with transition of the device from the email mode to the telephone mode.
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