Handheld Electronic Device That Has A Keypad Which Can Be Rendered Ineffective, And Associated Method
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a processor apparatus;
an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus and comprising a keypad that comprises a plurality of input members;
an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus;
at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, at least one of the first and second members being movable with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body;
in the first configuration at least some of the input members each being incapable of an actuation that is detectable by the processor apparatus; and
in the second configuration the at least some of the input members being capable of an actuation that is detectable by the processor apparatus.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device is movable among a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration. Several different exemplary embodiments are described, some having two members, others having more. In one embodiment, certain features or objects are unavailable in a retracted configuration but are available in a deployed configuration or an overtravel configuration. A method of responding to predetermined events comprises detecting a movement of a handheld electronic device away from a first configuration toward a second configuration without reaching the second configuration.
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus and comprising a keypad that comprises a plurality of input members; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, at least one of the first and second members being movable with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body; in the first configuration at least some of the input members each being incapable of an actuation that is detectable by the processor apparatus; and in the second configuration the at least some of the input members being capable of an actuation that is detectable by the processor apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus and comprising a keypad that comprises a plurality of input members; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, at least one of the first and second members being movable with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body; in the first configuration the processor apparatus being structured to ignore an input from any of a number of the input members; and in the second configuration the processor apparatus being structured to process an input from any of the number of input members.
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7. A method of processing input on a handheld electronic device that is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration, the method comprising:
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detecting an input; determining that the handheld electronic device is in the first configuration and, responsive thereto, ignoring the input.
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8. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, at least one of the first and second members being movable with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body; and a holder disposed on at least one of the first member and the second member and being structured to receive at least a portion of an object therein, the body in the first configuration being structured to resist be removal of the at least portion of the object from the receptacle, and the body in the second configuration being structured to permit removal of the at least portion of the object from the receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, the body being movable among a first configuration of the body, a second configuration of the body, and a third configuration of the body; an object disposed on one of the first and second members, the body in the first and second configurations being structured to resist removal of the object from the one of the first and second members, and the body in the third configuration being structured to be permit removal of the object from the one of the first and second members; and the handheld electronic device having a number of operational characteristics which differ between the first configuration of the body and the second configuration of the body. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; and at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member, the first and second members being movably connected together, the second and third members being movably connected together, the first and third members each being translatable with respect to the second member along a common axis between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body, the first and third members in the second configuration being disposed farther away from one another than when in the first configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory; an input apparatus structured to provide input to the processor apparatus; an output apparatus structured to receive output signals from the processor apparatus; at least a portion of each of the processor apparatus, the input apparatus, and the output apparatus together forming a body that comprises a first member and a second member movably connected together, at least one of the first and second members being movable with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first configuration of the body and a second configuration of the body; the memory having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising; outputting an indication of an occurrence of a predetermined event; detecting a movement of the body from one of the first configuration and the second configuration toward the other of the first configuration and the second configuration; and performing a predetermined action with respect to the predetermined event responsive to at least one of; a return of the body to the one of the first configuration and the second configuration without an intervening instance of the body in the other of the first configuration and the second configuration, a cessation of movement toward the other of the first configuration and the second configuration, and a failure of the body to reach the other of the first configuration and the second configuration within a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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