Keyboard and touchpad arrangement for electronic handheld devices

• US 20110199307A1
• Filed: 02/12/2010
• Published: 08/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anhquan Hoang Dinh, Ducanh Hoang Dinh, Huy Hai Dinh, Phi Nguyet Bui
• Original Assignee: Anhquan Hoang Dinh, Ducanh Hoang Dinh, Huy Hai Dinh, Phi Nguyet Bui
• Inventors: Dinh, Huy Hai, Dinh, DucAnh Hoang, Dinh, AnhQuan Hoang, Bui, Phi Nguyet
• Application Number:
  US12/704,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20110199307A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0238 Programmable keyboards key guide holders G06F3/0224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A handheld electronic device arrangement for thumb-typing is invented. A regular computer keyboard is split into two groups of keys. The right group of keys is located on the right side of the device for the right thumb typing and the left group of key is placed on the left side of the device for the left thumb typing. The left and right groups of keys are arranged longitudinally. The touchpad is located on the back and the right side of the device for the right index finger operating. Three mouse buttons are located on the back and the left side of the device for the left index, middle, and ring fingers operating.

Claims

1. A handheld electronic device arrangement comprising:

a. a display; and

b. a keyboard having;

(i) a left group of keys located on a left side of the display; and

(ii) a right group of keys located on a right side of the display, wherein the left and the right groups of keys are arranged into three rows of keys, all rows of keys are parallel with a longitudinal midline of the device.

2. The keyboard as recited in claim 1, including letter keys arranged longitudinally.

3. The handheld electronic device arrangement as recited in claim 1 including:

a. touchpad located on a back of the device and below the right group of keys; and

b. three mouse buttons located on the back of the device and below the left group of keys.