METHOD OF ARRANGEMENT OF A TOUCHPAD AND/OR JOYSTICK IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20120182217A1
• Filed: 09/07/2010
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Vitaly Evgenievich Pilkin
• Original Assignee: Vitaly Evgenievich Pilkin
• Inventors: Miroshnichenko, Vladimir Vitalievich
• Application Number:
  US13/138,460
• Publication Number:
  US 20120182217A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/161
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0338 with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

It is claimed the method of arrangement of a touchpad, a joystick and a visual display in an electronic device and devices for realization of the method. A touchpad or a part of it or a joystick is made so as to move along electronic device body. A touchpad or a part of it has a fully or partially convex shape. A touchpad or part of it and a joystick or part of it are arranged on different sides of a body of an electronic device comprising a touchpad and a joystick. A touchpad or part of it, a joystick or part of it and a fully or partially touch screen display are arranged on different sides of a body of electronic device comprising a touchpad, a visual display and a joystick. A fully or partially touch screen display is arranged on different sides of a body of electronic device.

Claims

1. A method of arrangement of a touchpad, a joystick and a visual display in an electronic device, wherein:

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is arranged partially on the rear side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, herewith a touchpad itself has at least one bending, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the front side, lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is arranged over the rear side of an electronic device fully or partially, herewith a touchpad or a part of a touchpad or a joystick is connected to the body of an electronic device, or

a fully or partially touch screen display is arranged at least on three sides of a body of an electronic device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein an electronic device is a mobile phone or a smartphone or a communicator or a multimedia device or a netbook or a notebook or a tablet computer or an electronic book or a digital camera or a camcorder or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad or other electronic device equipped with a joystick or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad and with a joystick or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad and a fully or partially touch screen display or other electronic device equipped with a joystick and a fully or partially touch screen display or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad, joystick and a fully or partially touch screen display.

3. An electronic device, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is made so as to move along the electronic device body.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a smartphone or a communicator or a multimedia device or a netbook or a notebook or a tablet computer or an electronic book or a digital camera or a camcorder or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad or other electronic device equipped with a joystick or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad and with a joystick or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad and a fully or partially touch screen display or other electronic device equipped with a joystick and a fully or partially touch screen display or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad, joystick and a fully or partially touch screen display.

5. An electronic device comprising a touchpad, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad has a fully or partially convex shape.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a smartphone or a communicator or a multimedia device or a netbook or a notebook or a tablet computer or an electronic book or a digital camera or a camcorder or other electronic device equipped with a touchpad.

7. An electronic device comprising a touchpad and a joystick, wherein:

at least one touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or at least one joystick or a part of it is arranged on the rear side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, herewith a touchpad itself has at least one bending, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the front side, lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is arranged over the rear side of an electronic device fully or partially, herewith a touchpad or

a part of a touchpad or a joystick is connected to the body of an electronic device.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad has a fully or partially convex shape.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is protected with a protective cover.

10. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein a touchpad or apart (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick and an electronic device functionally interact with each other via a wired connection and/or via a radio communication.

11-21. -21. (canceled)

22. An electronic device comprising a visual display, wherein the visual display is arranged at least on three sides of the body of an electronic device, herewith the said visual display is a fully or partially touch screen display.

23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein a visual display is arranged on two opposite sides and at least on one lateral side of the electronic device body.

24. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein at least one virtual symbol, displayed on the said visual display, is controlled through manipulations on the touch screen display part.

25. The electronic device according to claim 24, wherein at least one controlled virtual symbol is displayed on that part of the visual display, which is located on the opposite side (sides) of the electronic device relative to the side, where the manipulations are performed.

26. The electronic device according to claim 23, wherein a part of a visual display arranged on the lateral side of an electronic device body is fully or partially protected by a cover or covers.

27. The electronic device according to claim 26, wherein a protective cover or a part of a protective cover is transparent or semi-transparent.

28. The electronic device according to claim 23, wherein a part of a visual display arranged on the lateral side of an electronic device body has a lager thickness and/or has on its surface convex shapes and/or is made of harder materials.

29. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a smartphone or a communicator or a multimedia device or a netbook or a notebook or a tablet computer or an electronic book or a digital camera or a camcorder or another electronic device comprising a fully or partially touch screen display.

30. An electronic device comprising a touchpad, a visual display and a joystick, wherein:

at least one touchpad or at least one part (sector) of a touchpad or at least one joystick or a part of it is arranged on the rear side of the electronic device body to function in said arrangement, herewith the user of the electronic device through manipulations with the touchpad or a part (sector) of the touchpad or with the joystick or a part of the joystick controls at least one virtual symbol displayed at least on one visual display arranged on the front side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, herewith a touchpad itself has at least one bending, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad is arranged at once on the front side, lateral side and on the rear side of the electronic device body, or

a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is arranged over the rear side of an electronic device fully or partially, herewith a touchpad or a part of a touchpad or a joystick is connected to the body of an electronic device.

31. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick is protected with a protective cover.

32. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick replaces the protective cover of a camera lens or the protective cover of a camcorder lens or it is placed on the protective cover of a camera lens or on the protective cover of a camcorder lens.

33. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad or a joystick and an electronic device are functionally interact with each other via a wired connection and/or via a radio communication.

34. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein the surface area of a touchpad arranged on the rear side of the electronic device body is equal or less than the surface area of a visual display arranged on the front side of the electronic device body.

35. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein to protect a touchpad or a part (sector) of a touchpad an additional visual display is provided in the electronic device;

herewith to access a touchpad mentioned additional visual display is moved aside.

36. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein a display of an electronic device is a completely or partially touch screen display.

37. The electronic device according to claim 30, wherein an electronic device is a mobile phone or a smartphone or a communicator or a multimedia device or a netbook or a notebook or a tablet computer or an electronic book or a digital camera or a camcorder or another electronic device comprising a touchpad, a visual display and a joystick.