INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE

• US 20160081017A1
• 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:
  US14/947,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20160081017A1
• 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 radio, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:

turning on a backlight of the display based on a user pressing a selected button at a first time; and

turning off the backlight of the display based on the user pressing the selected button at a second time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selected button comprises a power button of the mobile computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the power button is separate from the display.

4. The method of claim 2, 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.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

turning the mobile computing device off based on the user pressing the power button.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

toggling the backlight of the display on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

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

9. 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.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

silencing a ring of an incoming call, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the selected button.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the selected button comprises a power button of the mobile computing device.

12. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a display; and

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

turn on a backlight of the display based on a user pressing a selected button at a first time; and

turn off the backlight of the display based on the user pressing the selected button at a second time.

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

14. The mobile computing device of claim 13, wherein the power button is separate from the display.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 13, 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.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 13, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

turn off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 13, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to:

toggle the backlight of the display on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 17, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 13, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 13, 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.

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

silence a ring of an incoming call, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the selected button.

22. The mobile computing device of claim 21, wherein the selected button comprises a power button of the mobile computing device.

23. A mobile computing device including at least a display, the mobile computing device comprising:

means for turning on a backlight of the display based on a user pressing a selected button at a first time; and

means for turning off the backlight of the display based on the user pressing the selected button at a second time.

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

25. The mobile computing device of claim 24, wherein the power button is separate from the display.

26. The mobile computing device of claim 24, 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.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 24, further comprising:

means for turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

28. The mobile computing device of claim 24, further comprising:

means for toggling the backlight of the display on and off based on the user actuating the power button.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 28, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 23, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

31. 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.

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

means for silencing a ring of an incoming call, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the selected button.

33. The mobile computing device of claim 32, wherein the selected button comprises a power button of the mobile computing device.