Handheld Electronic Device With Reconfigurable Keypad
    52.
    发明申请
    Handheld Electronic Device With Reconfigurable Keypad 有权
    带可重构键盘的手持式电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20080158163A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-03

    申请号:US12049670

    申请日:2008-03-17

    IPC分类号: G06F3/02

    摘要: An improved handheld electronic device has a display and a keypad, with the keypad being movable among a number of configurations that enable the “real estate” occupied by the keypad to be increased or decreased, and to correspondingly enable the viewable area of the display to be relatively decreased and increased, respectively. In one aspect, a first keypad portion and a second keypad portion can be disposed substantially coplanar when the keypad is in a first position and disposed noncoplanar when in a second position. In another aspect, a device can include a keypad and a flexible sheet-like piece of covering material structured to overlie a display, with the keypad and the piece of covering material being connected together. In another aspect, a keypad assembly can being movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the keypad overlies a first area of a display and is operable to provide input, and a second position overlying one of none of the display and a second area of the display smaller than the first area. In another aspect, a method of operating a device includes translating at least a portion of a keypad apparatus between a first position overlying a first area of a display and second position overlying one of none of the display and a second area of the display smaller than the first area. In another aspect, a method of protecting a device includes overlying at least a portion of a display with at least a portion of a keypad apparatus. In another aspect, a method of adjusting a device between an ON condition and an OFF condition includes translating at least a portion of a keypad assembly between a first position and a second position.

    摘要翻译: 改进的手持电子设备具有显示器和小键盘,其中键盘可以在使得能够增加或减少键盘所占据的“房地产”的许多配置之间移动,并且相应地使显示器的可视区域 分别相对减少和增加。 在一个方面,当小键盘处于第一位置时,第一键盘部分和第二键盘部分可以基本上共面设置,并且当处于第二位置时非平面地设置。 在另一方面,一种设备可以包括键盘和被构造成覆盖在显示器上的柔性片状覆盖材料片,键盘和一块覆盖材料连接在一起。 在另一方面,键盘组件可以在第一位置之间移动,其中键盘的至少一部分覆盖显示器的第一区域并且可操作以提供输入,并且覆盖显示器中的一个和第二位置之外的第二位置 显示区域小于第一区域。 在另一方面,一种操作设备的方法包括在覆盖显示器的第一区域的第一位置和覆盖显示器中的一个之外的第二位置和显示器的第二区域之间平移键区设备的至少一部分,小于 第一个区域。 在另一方面,一种保护装置的方法包括用至少一部分键盘装置覆盖显示器的至少一部分。 另一方面,一种在ON状态和OFF状态之间调节装置的方法包括在第一位置和第二位置之间平移键区组件的至少一部分。

    Handheld electronic device with reconfigurable keypad
    53.
    发明授权
    Handheld electronic device with reconfigurable keypad 有权
    具有可重构键盘的手持式电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US07372959B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-13

    申请号:US11301095

    申请日:2005-12-12

    IPC分类号: H04M1/00 G06F3/02

    摘要: An improved handheld electronic device has a display and a keypad, with the keypad being movable among a number of configurations that enable the “real estate” occupied by the keypad to be increased or decreased, and to correspondingly enable the viewable area of the display to be relatively decreased and increased, respectively. In one aspect, a first keypad portion and a second keypad portion can be disposed substantially coplanar when the keypad is in a first position and disposed noncoplanar when in a second position. In another aspect, a device can include a keypad and a flexible sheet-like piece of covering material structured to overlie a display, with the keypad and the piece of covering material being connected together. In another aspect, a keypad assembly can being movable between a first position wherein at least a portion of the keypad overlies a first area of a display and is operable to provide input, and a second position overlying one of none of the display and a second area of the display smaller than the first area. In another aspect, a method of operating a device includes translating at least a portion of a keypad apparatus between a first position overlying a first area of a display and second position overlying one of none of the display and a second area of the display smaller than the first area. In another aspect, a method of protecting a device includes overlying at least a portion of a display with at least a portion of a keypad apparatus. In another aspect, a method of adjusting a device between an ON condition and an OFF condition includes translating at least a portion of a keypad assembly between a first position and a second position.

    摘要翻译: 改进的手持电子设备具有显示器和小键盘,其中键盘可以在使得能够增加或减少键盘所占据的“房地产”的许多配置之间移动,并且相应地使显示器的可视区域 分别相对减少和增加。 在一个方面,当小键盘处于第一位置时,第一键盘部分和第二键盘部分可以基本上共面设置,并且当处于第二位置时非平面地设置。 在另一方面,一种设备可以包括键盘和被构造成覆盖在显示器上的柔性片状覆盖材料片,键盘和一块覆盖材料连接在一起。 在另一方面,键盘组件可以在第一位置之间移动,其中键盘的至少一部分覆盖显示器的第一区域并且可操作以提供输入,并且覆盖显示器中的一个和第二位置之外的第二位置 显示区域小于第一区域。 在另一方面,一种操作设备的方法包括在覆盖显示器的第一区域的第一位置和覆盖显示器中的一个之外的第二位置和显示器的第二区域之间平移键区设备的至少一部分,小于 第一个区域。 在另一方面,一种保护装置的方法包括用至少一部分键盘装置覆盖显示器的至少一部分。 另一方面,一种在ON状态和OFF状态之间调节装置的方法包括在第一位置和第二位置之间平移键区组件的至少一部分。

    Staggered keyboard for a portable device
    57.
    发明授权
    Staggered keyboard for a portable device 有权
    用于便携式设备的交错键盘

    公开(公告)号:US07220069B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-22

    申请号:US11481165

    申请日:2006-07-05

    IPC分类号: G09G5/00 G06F3/023

    摘要: A staggered keyboard for use with a portable device is provided. The staggered keyboard includes a plurality of keys arranged into a plurality of rows of keys. For each row of keys, the labeling of the keys is arranged in either a linear or an arced relationship depending upon the key layout, but the key centers are staggered from key to key along at least two distinct reference lines or arcs so that adjacent keys can be placed in overlapping and/or contiguous configurations thereby minimizing the size of the keyboard layout. By staggering the key centers while maintaining a familiar layout of the key labels, typing efficiency can be maintained while the overall size of the keyboard is reduced.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种与便携式设备一起使用的交错键盘。 交错键盘包括布置成多行键的多个键。 对于每一行键,根据键布局,键的标注以线性或弧度关系布置,但是键中心沿着至少两个不同的参考线或圆弧从键到键交错,使得相邻的键 可以放置在重叠和/或连续的配置中,从而使键盘布局的尺寸最小化。 通过交叉关键中心,同时保持关键标签的熟悉布局,可以保持打字效率,同时减小键盘的整体尺寸。

    Keyboard arrangement
    59.
    发明授权
    Keyboard arrangement 失效
    键盘安排

    公开(公告)号:US07083342B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-01

    申请号:US10785790

    申请日:2004-02-24

    申请人: Jason T. Griffin

    发明人: Jason T. Griffin

    IPC分类号: B41J5/05

    摘要: A physical keyboard includes a plurality of multi-functional keys with a reduced column QWERTY key arrangement overlaid with a numeric phone key arrangement for use in both text entry and telephony. Another physical keyboard includes a plurality of multi-functional keys having an array of alphabetic characters and an overlaid numeric array of numbers. A handheld mobile station has a first user interface having a standard alphabetic key arrangement and a second user interface having a numeric phone key arrangement.

    摘要翻译: 物理键盘包括多个多功能键,其具有与用于文本输入和电话两者的数字电话键布置重叠的减少列QWERTY键布置。 另一物理键盘包括具有字母字符阵列和数字的重叠数字数组的多个多功能键。 手持移动台具有具有标准字母键布置的第一用户界面和具有数字电话键布置的第二用户界面。