Pivoting, multi-configuration mobile device
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
- a display portion including a display screen;
a first keypad portion having a first set of input devices;
a second keypad portion having a second set of input devices; and
at least one input device associated with at least one of the first keypad portion, the second keypad portion, and the display portion;
wherein the first and second keypad portions are independently rotatably coupled to the display portion to provide a plurality of operational configurations for the device;
wherein the plurality of operational configurations comprises a first configuration where the first keypad portion is superimposed over at least part of the display portion;
wherein the second set of input devices does not overlap the first set of input devices, and wherein the first set of input devices and the second set of input devices are subsets of a third set of input devices operable in a second configuration;
wherein the display portion is located between the first keypad portion and the second keypad portion in the first configuration and is rotatable between different angles.
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Abstract
A mobile device 500 comprises a display portion 502 including a display screen, a first keypad portion 501, a second keypad portion 502, and at least one input device 508, 510-524, 531-544 associated with at least one of the first keypad portion 501, the second keypad portion 502, and the display portion 504. The first and second keypad portions 501, 502 are independently rotatably coupled to the display portion 502 to provide a plurality of operational configurations for the device 500. The first keypad portion 501 may be positioned on an upper level of the device 500 and the second keypad portion 502 may be positioned on a lower level of the device 500, with the display portion 502 being positioned in the middle of the device 500. The first keypad portion 501 may be superimposed over at least part of the display portion 502.
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Citations
15 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a display portion including a display screen; a first keypad portion having a first set of input devices; a second keypad portion having a second set of input devices; and at least one input device associated with at least one of the first keypad portion, the second keypad portion, and the display portion; wherein the first and second keypad portions are independently rotatably coupled to the display portion to provide a plurality of operational configurations for the device; wherein the plurality of operational configurations comprises a first configuration where the first keypad portion is superimposed over at least part of the display portion; wherein the second set of input devices does not overlap the first set of input devices, and wherein the first set of input devices and the second set of input devices are subsets of a third set of input devices operable in a second configuration;
wherein the display portion is located between the first keypad portion and the second keypad portion in the first configuration and is rotatable between different angles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device comprising:
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a keypad portion including at least a first set of input devices, a second set of input devices, and a third set of input devices; and a display portion including a display screen; the keypad portion being rotatably coupled to the display portion between at least a first operational configuration, a second operational configuration, and a third operational configuration; wherein in the first operational configuration the first set of input devices is exposed so that they can be operated by a user, in the second operational configuration the second set of input devices is exposed so that they can be operated by a user, and in the third operational configuration the third set of input devices is exposed so that they can be operated by a user; and wherein the display screen of the display portion is partially concealed by the keypad portion in the first operational configuration; wherein the input devices of the third set do not overlap the input devices of the first set; and wherein at least some of the input devices of the first and third sets are also part of the second set;
wherein the display is located between the first set and the second set in the first configuration and is rotatable between different angles. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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