AU2001275627A1 - Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard - Google Patents

Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard

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AU2001275627A1
AU2001275627A1 AU2001275627A AU7562701A AU2001275627A1 AU 2001275627 A1 AU2001275627 A1 AU 2001275627A1 AU 2001275627 A AU2001275627 A AU 2001275627A AU 7562701 A AU7562701 A AU 7562701A AU 2001275627 A1 AU2001275627 A1 AU 2001275627A1
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digital assistant
cellular telephone
folding cellular
improved keyboard
keyboard
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0247—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings comprising more than two body parts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1615—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function
    • G06F1/1616—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1662—Details related to the integrated keyboard
    • G06F1/1666—Arrangements for reducing the size of the integrated keyboard for transport, e.g. foldable keyboards, keyboards with collapsible keys
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1662—Details related to the integrated keyboard
    • G06F1/1671—Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/23—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72409—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
AU2001275627A 2000-07-19 2001-07-18 Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard Abandoned AU2001275627A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US21912500P 2000-07-19 2000-07-19
US60219125 2000-07-19
PCT/CA2001/001047 WO2002008876A2 (en) 2000-07-19 2001-07-18 Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard

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AU2001275627A1 true AU2001275627A1 (en) 2002-02-05

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WO (1) WO2002008876A2 (en)

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AUPS107202A0 (en) 2002-03-13 2002-04-11 K W Dinn Holdings Pty Limited Improved device interface
EP1486052B1 (en) 2002-03-21 2006-08-23 Nokia Corporation Mobile electronic device having a pivoted display
KR100460956B1 (en) * 2002-07-03 2004-12-09 삼성전자주식회사 A Keyboard of a personal digital assistant
US7031143B2 (en) * 2003-09-12 2006-04-18 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Portable computing device with foldable keyboard
US20050159194A1 (en) * 2003-12-31 2005-07-21 Sierra Wireless, Inc., A Canadian Corporation Electronic device with fold out display and/or keyboard
FI20045203A (en) * 2004-06-01 2005-12-02 Nokia Corp Foldable device
US8140560B2 (en) 2005-08-12 2012-03-20 Kannuu Pty Ltd. Process and apparatus for selecting an item from a database
DE102005049815B3 (en) * 2005-10-18 2007-01-04 Benq Mobile Gmbh & Co. Ohg Communication device i.e. mobile phone unit, has first display on front-face and second display on back-face
EP2122443A4 (en) 2007-01-03 2013-01-23 Kannuu Pty Ltd Process and apparatus for selecting an item from a database
CN111416893B (en) * 2020-03-13 2021-03-16 西安闻泰电子科技有限公司 Foldable screen and terminal equipment

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JP2763137B2 (en) * 1989-06-23 1998-06-11 株式会社東芝 Keyboard unit and small electronic device equipped with the keyboard unit
US5251163A (en) * 1992-01-13 1993-10-05 Rouhani Sayd Z Keypointer for single-hand computer keyboard
GB9622349D0 (en) * 1996-10-28 1997-01-08 Therefore Limited Hand held computer and communications apparatus
US6088220A (en) * 1997-10-02 2000-07-11 Katz; Michael Pocket computer with full-size keyboard
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