Mobile device having hybrid keypad
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a communication module for sending and receiving radio communications;
a display for displaying information;
a processor for controlling software and firmware operation;
a keypad for entering data to the processor comprising an array of alpha keys for alpha data entry and an array of numeric keys for numeric data entry,wherein entry of alpha data does not require use of numeric keys and entry of numeric data does not require use of alpha keys,wherein the array of numeric keys is disposed in two upwardly-curvilinear rows of keys with numbers, a first row having numbers 1-5 and a second row having numbers 6-0, and the array of alpha keys is disposed in a total of four rows of keys which are less curvilinear than the numbered keys; and
,a housing encompassing the communication module, the display, the processor and the keys.
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Abstract
A mobile device comprising: a communication module for sending and receiving radio communications; a display for displaying information; a processor for controlling software and firmware operation; a keypad for entering data to the processor comprising an array of alpha keys for alpha data entry and an array of numeric keys for numeric data entry, wherein entry of alpha data does not require use of numeric keys and numeric data does not require use of alpha keys; and a housing encompassing the communication system, display, image processor and keypad configured to facilitate an operator holding the mobile device in one hand and keypad data entry with the other hand.
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27 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a communication module for sending and receiving radio communications; a display for displaying information;
a processor for controlling software and firmware operation;a keypad for entering data to the processor comprising an array of alpha keys for alpha data entry and an array of numeric keys for numeric data entry, wherein entry of alpha data does not require use of numeric keys and entry of numeric data does not require use of alpha keys, wherein the array of numeric keys is disposed in two upwardly-curvilinear rows of keys with numbers, a first row having numbers 1-5 and a second row having numbers 6-0, and the array of alpha keys is disposed in a total of four rows of keys which are less curvilinear than the numbered keys; and
,a housing encompassing the communication module, the display, the processor and the keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device comprising:
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a communication module for sending and receiving radio communications;
a display for displaying information;a processor for controlling software and firmware operation;
a keypad for entering data to the processor comprising a QWERTY array of alpha keys for alpha data entry and an array of numeric keys for numeric data entry,wherein entry of alpha data does not require use of numeric keys and numeric data does not require use of alpha keys, wherein the array of numeric keys is disposed in two upwardly-curvilinear rows of keys with numbers, a first row having numbers 1-5 and a second row having numbers 6-0, and the QWERTY array of alpha keys is disposed in a total of four rows of keys which are less curvilinear than the numbered keys; and
,a housing encompassing the communication module, the display, the processor and the keys. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A mobile device comprising:
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a communication module for sending and receiving radio communications; a display for displaying information;
a processor for controlling software and firmware operation;a keypad for entering data to the processor comprising an array of alpha keys for alpha data entry and an array of numeric keys for numeric data entry, wherein entry of alpha data does not require use of numeric keys and entry of numeric data does not require use of alpha keys, wherein the array of alpha keys is disposed in a total of four rows of keys, and the array of numeric keys is disposed in two upwardly-curvilinear rows of keys with numbers, a first row having numbers 1-5 and a second row having numbers 6-0, wherein the alpha keys are less curvilinear than the numbered keys and, a housing encompassing the communication module, the display, the processor and the keys. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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