Flexible foldable keyboard
First Claim
1. A flexible foldable keyboard apparatus configured to communicate with a mobile telephone, comprising:
- a key defining flexible plane,an interface device configured to connect with the electrical connectors of a mobile telephone, anda telephone support, said telephone support including a front portion connected to a rear portion by a hinge, said telephone support being connected to said key defining flexible plane in a manner to unfold from said key defining flexible plane to present a telephone supporting configuration for a mobile telephone in which said telephone support is configured to support a mobile telephone between the front portion and the rear portion and, after removing a secured mobile telephone, said telephone support is arranged to fold onto said key defining flexible plane into a storage configuration, to allow said key defining flexible plane to be wrapped around said folded telephone support, andsaid telephone support is configured to receive a mobile telephone between said front portion and said rear portion only when in the telephone support configuration.
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Abstract
A flexible foldable keyboard apparatus includes a flexible foldable keyboard (101) having a key defining plane (102), an interface device and phone supporting device (103). The phone supporting device (103) is arranged to unfold from a storage configuration, in which the phone supporting device (103) is folded onto the key defining plane (102) to allow the key defining plane (102) to be wrapped around the phone supporting device (103), to present a telephone supporting configuration, in which the phone supporting device (103) is configured to receive a mobile telephone (401). The phone supporting device (103) is configured to support a mobile telephone (401) in an orientation in which an electrical connection is provided between the interface device and the electrical connectors of the mobile telephone (401), such that the mobile telephone (401) and the flexible foldable keyboard (101) are in electrical communication.
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18 Claims
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1. A flexible foldable keyboard apparatus configured to communicate with a mobile telephone, comprising:
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a key defining flexible plane, an interface device configured to connect with the electrical connectors of a mobile telephone, and a telephone support, said telephone support including a front portion connected to a rear portion by a hinge, said telephone support being connected to said key defining flexible plane in a manner to unfold from said key defining flexible plane to present a telephone supporting configuration for a mobile telephone in which said telephone support is configured to support a mobile telephone between the front portion and the rear portion and, after removing a secured mobile telephone, said telephone support is arranged to fold onto said key defining flexible plane into a storage configuration, to allow said key defining flexible plane to be wrapped around said folded telephone support, and said telephone support is configured to receive a mobile telephone between said front portion and said rear portion only when in the telephone support configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of communicating text data to a mobile telephone using a flexible foldable keyboard, comprising the steps of:
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unfolding a telephone support having a front portion connected to a rear portion by a hinge from a key defining flexible plane so as to present a telephone supporting configuration for a mobile telephone in which said telephone support is configured to support a mobile telephone between said front portion and said rear portion, locating said telephone between said front portion and said rear portion in a correct orientation, manually operating keys defined within said key defining flexible plane to input data, removing said telephone from said unfolded telephone support, folding said telephone support onto said key defining flexible plane, and wrapping said key defining flexible plane around said folded telephone support.
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