User interface for mobile computing device
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a touch screen display coupled to the housing;
a processor coupled to the touch screen display; and
a user input device that is separate from the touch screen display, responsive to a sliding manipulation by a user and disposed in the housing;
wherein the user input device is operable to activate and deactivate an entry area on the touch screen display based on the sliding manipulation by the user, the processor configured to provide the entry area at one of a plurality of different positions on the touch screen display based on an input from the user input device that is based on the sliding manipulation by the user; and
wherein the entry area appears when the entry area is activated and disappears when the entry area is deactivated.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device includes a housing, a touch screen display coupled to the housing, a processor coupled to the touch screen display, and a user input device responsive to a sliding manipulation by a user. The processor may be configured to activate a keyboard entry area on the touch screen display responsive to the sliding manipulation. The mobile computing device may include a cellular phone.
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1. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a housing; a touch screen display coupled to the housing; a processor coupled to the touch screen display; and a user input device that is separate from the touch screen display, responsive to a sliding manipulation by a user and disposed in the housing; wherein the user input device is operable to activate and deactivate an entry area on the touch screen display based on the sliding manipulation by the user, the processor configured to provide the entry area at one of a plurality of different positions on the touch screen display based on an input from the user input device that is based on the sliding manipulation by the user; and wherein the entry area appears when the entry area is activated and disappears when the entry area is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a housing; a touch screen display coupled to the housing; a processor coupled to the touch screen display; and a switch disposed in the housing that is separate from the touch screen display; wherein the switch is operable to activate and deactivate an entry area on the touch screen display, the processor configured to selectively provide the entry area at one of a plurality of different positions on the touch screen display based on an input from the switch; and wherein the processor is configured to selectively provide the entry area to one of a top, a bottom, and a side of the display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile computing device comprising:
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a housing; a touch screen display coupled to the housing; a switch disposed in the housing that is separate from the touch screen display; and a processor disposed within the housing and coupled to the touch screen display; wherein the processor is configured to provide an application area on the display, and wherein the processor is further configured to provide an entry area on the display and scroll the application area upward on the display in response to receiving an input from the switch triggering the display of the entry area; and wherein the processor is configured to selectively provide the entry area to one of a top, a bottom, and a side of the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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