Integrated personal digital assistant device

• US 9,549,056 B2
• Filed: 11/20/2015
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Hawkins, Jeffrey Charles, Bridgwater, Thomas, Haitani, Robert Yuji, Rees, William
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US14/947,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20160080582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 455/556.1, 455/556.2, 455/575.3, 455/557, 455/412.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/04 the ringing-current being generated at the substations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/047 Vibrating means for incoming calls
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/048 Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/027 by controlling a display operation or backlight unit
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

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.

Claims

1. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:

receiving an incoming call;

generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;

generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and

stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile computing device further comprises a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

muting a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the sound comprises an alarm.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the sound comprises a message alert.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and

the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.

11. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:

receiving an incoming call;

generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;

generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and

toggling a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.

16. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a display;

a ringer switch;

a power button; and

a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to;

receive an incoming call;

generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;

generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and

stop the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 16, further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

mute a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 19, wherein the sound comprises an alarm.

21. The mobile computing device of claim 19, wherein the sound comprises a message alert.

22. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

23. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.

24. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein:

the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and

the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

25. The mobile computing device of claim 16, wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.

26. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a display;

a ringer switch;

a power button; and

a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to;

receive an incoming call;

generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;

generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and

toggle a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

28. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

turn off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:

silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 26, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.

31. A mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:

means for receiving an incoming call;

means for generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state; and

means for generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state

means for stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

32. The mobile computing device of claim 31, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

33. The mobile computing device of claim 31, further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

34. The mobile computing device of claim 31, further comprising:

means for muting a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.

35. The mobile computing device of claim 34, wherein the sound comprises an alarm.

36. The mobile computing device of claim 34, wherein the sound comprises a message alert.

37. The mobile computing device of claim 31, wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.

38. The mobile computing device of claim 31, wherein:

the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and

the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

39. The mobile computing device of claim 31, wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.

40. A mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:

means for receiving an incoming call;

means for generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;

means for generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and

means for toggling a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.

41. The mobile computing device of claim 40, wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

42. The mobile computing device of claim 40, further comprising:

means for silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

43. The mobile computing device of claim 40, further comprising:

means for turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

44. The mobile computing device of claim 40, further comprising:

means for silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

45. The mobile computing device of claim 40, wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.