MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED INPUT DEVICE

• US 20150153774A1
• Filed: 02/11/2015
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Oueslati, Hatem, Malaval, Renaud
• Application Number:
  US14/620,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20150153774A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• 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 3/0338 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03545 Pens or stylus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

A handheld computer is disclosed. The handheld computer is configured with a housing, a display supported in the housing, and computing electronics supported in the housing and configured to communicate with the display. The handheld computer disclosed also includes an integrated input device configured to provide input to the handheld computer. The input device provides different input signals to the computing electronics dependent upon a directional movement provided by a user. The input device is configured to communicate more than four distinct directional movements from a user to the computing electronics. Further, the handheld computer disclosed may include a joystick coupler which is integrated into a joypad. The joypad coupler is configured to receive at least a portion of the stylus which is configured to act as a joystick.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising:

a housing;

a display disposed within the housing;

an input device capable of being actuated and disposed within the housing, wherein the input device can respond to a user input in a continuum of directions to provide directional input, the continuum of directions including at least eight directions; and

computing electronics disposed within the housing and coupled to the display and the input device, the computing electronics being configured to receive signals from the input device in response to the user input in the continuum of directions, the computing electronics being further configured to run an electronic calendar application and a document viewing application,

wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular telephone.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing electronics provide inputs to the display based on the received signals.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing electronics are configured to synchronize personal information management data on the mobile computing device with a computer.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display.

5. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device is a handheld computing device.

6. A mobile computing device comprising:

a housing;

an input device capable of being actuated and disposed in the housing, wherein the input device can respond to a user input in a continuum of directions to provide directional input, the continuum of directions including at least eight directions; and

computing electronics disposed within the housing and coupled to the input device, the computing electronics configured to receive signals from the input device in response to the user input in the continuum of directions, the computing electronics being further configured to run a plurality of applications, the plurality of applications including at least an electronic calendar application or a document viewing application.

7. The mobile computing device of claim 6, further comprising a display,

wherein the computing electronics provide inputs to the display based on the received signals.

8. The mobile computing device of claim 6, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular telephone.

9. The mobile computing device of claim 6, wherein the input device comprises a flat button that is circular in shape.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 7, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display.

11. A handheld computer comprising:

a housing;

a display disposed within the housing;

an input device capable of being actuated and disposed within the housing, wherein the input device can respond to a user input in a continuum of directions to provide directional input, the continuum of directions including at least eight directions; and

computing electronics disposed within the housing and coupled to the input device, the computing electronics configured to receive signals from the input device in response to the user input in the continuum of directions, the computing electronics being further configured to run an electronic calendar application and a document viewing application.

12. The handheld computer of claim 11, wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display.

13. The handheld computer of claim 11, wherein the computing electronics are configured to provide inputs to the display based on receiving signals corresponding to the continuum of directions.

14. The handheld computer of claim 11, wherein the input device comprises a flat button that is circular in shape.

15. The handheld computer of claim 11, wherein the computing electronics are further configured to run a gaming application.