Integrated personal digital assistant device
First Claim
1. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for operating a handheld computing device, the computer program product controlling a processor coupled to the medium to perform the operations of:
- responsive to a lid of the device being opened activating the device and executing a first application stored in memory of the device;
responsive to activation of the device power button when the lid is closed, activating the device and executing a second application stored in the memory of the device;
responsive receiving a notification of an incoming call and the lid being opened more than a predetermined period of time after receiving the notification, answering the incoming call; and
responsive receiving the notification of the incoming call and the lid being closed more than the predetermined period of time after receiving the notification, ignoring the incoming call.
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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.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for operating a handheld computing device, the computer program product controlling a processor coupled to the medium to perform the operations of:
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responsive to a lid of the device being opened activating the device and executing a first application stored in memory of the device; responsive to activation of the device power button when the lid is closed, activating the device and executing a second application stored in the memory of the device; responsive receiving a notification of an incoming call and the lid being opened more than a predetermined period of time after receiving the notification, answering the incoming call; and responsive receiving the notification of the incoming call and the lid being closed more than the predetermined period of time after receiving the notification, ignoring the incoming call. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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a first housing segment; a second housing segment communicatively connected to the first housing segment, the second housing segment can be in a first position and a second position relative to the first housing segment, the second housing segment is configured to; activate the apparatus in response to switching from the first position to the second position, and causing a processor in the apparatus to execute a communication application stored in a memory in the apparatus, answer an incoming call in response to receiving a notification of the incoming call and switching from the first position to the second position within a first predetermined period of time, and terminate an active call in response to switching from the second position to the first position within a second predetermined period of time; and a power button, coupled to the first housing segment, in response to the second housing segment in the first position activating the apparatus when pressed and subsequently released within a predetermined duration of time, and causing the processor to execute a first application stored in the memory, the power button is further configured to toggle a radio unit of the apparatus between an on state and an off state when the second housing segment is in the first position and when the power button is pressed and held for period longer than the predetermined duration of time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium for operating an apparatus, the computer program product controlling a processor coupled to the medium to perform the operations of:
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responsive to the apparatus being switched from a first state to a second state, activating the apparatus and executing by the processor a communication application stored in the memory of the apparatus; responsive to receiving an incoming call notification and the apparatus being switched from the first state to the second state within a first predetermined period of time, answering the incoming call; responsive to an active call and the apparatus being switched from the second state to the first state within a second predetermined period of time, terminating the active call; responsive to a pressing and a subsequent releasing of the power button within a duration of time when the apparatus is in the first state, activating the apparatus and executing by the processor a first application stored in the memory of the apparatus; and responsive to a pressing and holding of the power button that lasts longer than the duration of time when the apparatus is in the first state, toggling a radio unit of the apparatus between an on state and an off state. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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