MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE HOUSING SEGMENTS
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device comprising:
- a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face; and
a back housing segment that is slideably coupled to the front housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position, wherein the back housing segment includes a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position;
wherein the front housing segment and the back housing segment are coupled so that a path of motion followed by one of the front housing segment or back housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device includes a first housing segment and a second housing segment. The first housing segment includes a display surface on a front exterior face. The second housing segment that is slideably coupled to the first housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position. The second housing segment includes a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position. The first housing segment and the second housing segment are coupled so that a path of motion followed by one of the first housing segment or second housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced.
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23 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face; and a back housing segment that is slideably coupled to the front housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position, wherein the back housing segment includes a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position; wherein the front housing segment and the back housing segment are coupled so that a path of motion followed by one of the front housing segment or back housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced. - 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 mobile computing device comprising:
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a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face; and a back housing segment that is slideably coupled to the front housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position, wherein the back housing segment includes a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position; wherein substantially all of the front exterior face is smooth and seamless. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A housing assembly for a computing device, the housing assembly comprising:
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a front housing segment for a display surface on a front exterior face; and a back housing segment that is slideably coupled to the front housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position, wherein the back housing segment is structured to provide a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position; wherein the front housing segment and the back housing segment are coupled so that a path of motion followed by one of the front housing segment or back housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced.
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