INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE

• US 20160080541A1
• Filed: 11/20/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Haitani, Robert Yuji, Rees, William, Hawkins, Jeffrey Charles, Bridgwater, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US14/947,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080541A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user'"'"'s typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.

Claims

1. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a power button, a radio, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:

when a telephone call is being received by the mobile computing device, silencing an indication of the telephone call, without turning off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button; and

when the telephone call is not being received by the mobile computing device, turning on a backlight of the display based on the user pressing a selected button of the mobile computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises an audible ring.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indication comprises a vibration of the mobile computing device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected button comprises the power button.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, on the display, a notification indicating the telephone call.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the display is located on a first face of the mobile computing device, and the power button is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating an audible ring indicative of the telephone call based on a ringer switch of the mobile computing device being in a first state; and

generating a vibration indicative of the telephone call based on the ringer switch being in a second state.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

toggling the mobile computing device on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the actuating comprises the user pressing and releasing the power button.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the radio is configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

12. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a display;

a power button;

a processor, and

a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the mobile computing device to;

when a telephone call is being received by the mobile computing device, silence an indication of the telephone call, without turning off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button; and

when the telephone call is not being received by the mobile computing device, turn on a backlight of the display based on the user pressing a selected button of the mobile computing device.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the indication comprises an audible ring.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the indication comprises a vibration of the mobile computing device.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the selected button comprises the power button.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

present, on the display, a notification indicating the telephone call.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the display is located on a first face of the mobile computing device, and the power button is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

generate an audible ring indicative of the telephone call based on a ringer switch of the mobile computing device being in a first state; and

generate a vibration indicative of the telephone call based on the ringer switch being in a second state.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

toggle the mobile computing device on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 19, wherein the actuating comprises the user pressing and releasing the power button.

21. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

22. The mobile computing device of claim 12, further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

32. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

23. A mobile computing device including a display, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:

means for silencing an indication of a telephone call based on a user pressing the power button when the telephone call is being received, without turning off the mobile computing device; and

means for turning on a backlight of the display based on the user pressing a selected button of the mobile computing device when the telephone call is not being received by the mobile computing device.

24. The mobile computing device of claim 23, wherein the indication comprises an audible ring.

25. The mobile computing device of claim 23, wherein the indication comprises a vibration of the mobile computing device.

26. The mobile computing device of claim 23, wherein the selected button comprises the power button.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 23, further comprising:

means for presenting, on the display, a notification indicating the telephone call.

28. The mobile computing device of claim 23, wherein the display is located on a first face of the mobile computing device, and the power button is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 23, further comprising:

means for generating an audible ring indicative of the telephone call based on a ringer switch of the mobile computing device being in a first state; and

means for generating a vibration indicative of the telephone call based on the ringer switch being in a second state.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 23, further comprising:

means for toggling the mobile computing device on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

31. The mobile computing device of claim 30, wherein the actuating comprises the user pressing and releasing the power button.

33. The mobile computing device of claim 23, further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.