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Implementation of touchpad on rear surface of single-axis hinged device

  • US 8,265,717 B2
  • Filed: 06/26/2009
  • Issued: 09/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

  • a base defining a cavity providing a battery compartment for containing a battery;

    a movable portion operatively connected to the base, said movable portion being selected from the group consisting of a flip and a slide, said movable portion being movable from an open position to a closed position and vice versa;

    said base and said movable portion each having an outward surface and an inward surface;

    a keypad on the outward surface of said base;

    a battery door on the inward surface of the base for access to the battery in the cavity of the base in the open position;

    a touchscreen display on the outward surface of the movable portion;

    a touchpad on the inward surface of the movable portion, said touchpad being positioned transversely opposite of said touchscreen display;

    said touchscreen display on the outward surface of the moveable portion and said keypad on the outward surface of said base face outwardly and away from each other in the closed position and are visible and accessible to a user in the closed position; and

    said touchpad on the inward surface of the moveable portion and said battery door on the inward surface of the base face inwardly and towards each other in the closed position and are hidden from view and are inaccessible to the user in the closed position.

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