HAND-HELD DEVICE

• US 20120244915A1
• Filed: 06/07/2012
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: HAWKINS, Jeffrey C., Rees, William B., Haitani, Robert Y., Skillman, Peter N., Yurochko, Michael Alexander, Colligan, Edward Thomas
• Application Number:
  US13/491,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20120244915A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• 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 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1671 Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop G06F1/1666 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1634 Integrated protective display lid, e.g. for touch-sensitive display in handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0241 using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/236 including keys on side or rear faces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/575 Means for retrieving and displaying personal data about calling party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6058 involving the use of a headset accessory device connected to the portable telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72466 with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/16 : including more than one display unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 : including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 : methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A hand-held device that provides communication services and symbol processing is described. The device includes a case having a front side comprising a display and a lid having a transparent portion through which the display can be seen in a lid-closed state. In one version, the hand-held device comprises a QWERTY keyboard including an arrangement of digits as in a touch-tone telephone keypad arrangement. In another version, the display includes a handwriting area for data entry using a stylus or other screen data entry device. In a closed position, the lid extends over the display and the keyboard, leaving another user input device physically accessible to touch for receiving input wherein the device performs processing responsive to receiving input from the physically accessible user input device in the lid closed state.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A mobile computing device comprising:

a housing;

a touch-sensitive display screen provided on a front face of the housing to receive an input from a stylus, wherein the stylus includes a tip at a first end and a lip at a second end; and

a stylus holder provided with the housing to retain the stylus, the stylus holder including an opening having a downward slope at a peripheral end of the housing to coincide with placement of the lip of the stylus, so as to align with the lip and retain the stylus.

22. The mobile computing device of claim 21, further comprising one or more input mechanisms for receiving additional user inputs.

23. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the stylus holder is provided on a back face of the housing.

24. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the stylus holder extends cylindrically within the housing.

25. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the lip of the stylus slopes downward at a first angle, and wherein the downward slope of the opening is equal to the first angle.

26. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the stylus comprises a cylindrical body between the tip at the first end and the lip at the second end.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 21, further comprising logic for providing cellular communications.

28. A mobile computing device comprising:

a housing;

one or more processors for operating one or more applications;

a touch-sensitive display screen coupled to the one or more processors, the touch-sensitive display screen being provided on a front face of the housing to receive an input from a stylus, wherein the stylus includes a tip at a first end and a lip at a second end; and

a stylus holder provided with the housing to retain the stylus, the stylus holder including an opening having a downward slope at a peripheral end of the housing to coincide with placement of the lip of the stylus, so as to align with the lip and retain the stylus.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 28, further comprising one or more input mechanisms for receiving additional user inputs.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 28, wherein the stylus holder is provided on a back face of the housing.

31. The mobile computing device of claim 28, wherein the stylus holder extends cylindrically within the housing.

32. The mobile computing device of claim 28, wherein the lip of the stylus slopes downward at a first angle, and wherein the downward slope of the opening is equal to the first angle.

33. The mobile computing device of claim 28, wherein the stylus comprises a cylindrical body between the tip at the first end and the lip at the second end

34. The mobile computing device of claim 28, further comprising a radio module coupled to the one or more processors for providing cellular communications, wherein the one or more applications includes a telephone application.

35. A mobile computing device comprising:

a housing;

one or more processors for operating one or more applications;

a touch-sensitive display screen coupled to the one or more processors, the touch-sensitive display screen being provided on a front face of the housing to receive an input from a stylus, wherein the stylus includes a cylindrical body having a tip at a first end and a lip at a second end; and

a stylus holder provided on the back face of the housing to retain the stylus, the stylus holder including an opening having a downward slope at a peripheral end of the housing to coincide with placement of the lip of the stylus, so as to align with the lip and retain the stylus.