ACTUATOR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING AN ACTUATOR ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE UTILIZING SAME
First Claim
1. A mobile communications device comprising:
- (a) a housing;
(b) an actuator mounted on the housing and selectively movable, by hand, between a first position and a second position;
(c) a bi-stable piezo-electric drive motor operatively engaging the actuator, and operatively substantially engaging the housing in substantially juxtaposed relation;
(d) a control processor operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first position and the second position.
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Abstract
An actuator notification system is for use with a mobile communications device. A device actuator is selectively movable, by hand, between first and second positions. An electric drive motor operatively engages the actuator. A control processor on-board the device is operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first and second positions. A related method of automatically driving an actuator on a mobile communications device uses a control processor on-board the device which is encoded to start a motor and drive an actuator between first position and second positions. A related mobile communications device is also disclosed.
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24 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device comprising:
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(a) a housing; (b) an actuator mounted on the housing and selectively movable, by hand, between a first position and a second position; (c) a bi-stable piezo-electric drive motor operatively engaging the actuator, and operatively substantially engaging the housing in substantially juxtaposed relation; (d) a control processor operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An actuator notification system for use with a mobile communications device, wherein the system comprises:
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(a) an actuator mounted on a housing of the device and selectively movable, by hand, between a first position and a second position; (b) a bi-stable piezo-electric drive motor operatively engaging the actuator, and operatively substantially engaging the housing in substantially juxtaposed relation; and (c) a control processor on-board the device and operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first position and the second position.
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14. A method of automatically driving an actuator on a mobile communications device, with the actuator being selectively movable, by hand, between a first position and a second position, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) encoding a control processor on-board the device to start a bi-stable piezo-electric drive motor that operatively engages the actuator, and operatively substantially engages a housing of the device in substantially juxtaposed relation; and (b) driving the actuator, with the motor, between the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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