CA2537491C - Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associated method - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/702—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
- H01H13/705—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches characterised by construction, mounting or arrangement of operating parts, e.g. push-buttons or keys
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
- H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
- H01H13/78—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
- H01H13/807—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard characterised by the contacts or the contact sites characterised by the spatial arrangement of the contact sites, e.g. superimposed sites
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H23/00—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button
- H01H23/28—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions
- H01H23/30—Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking an operating member in the form of a rocker button with three operating positions with stable centre positions and one or both end positions unstable
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2215/00—Tactile feedback
- H01H2215/054—Tactile feedback common to all switch sites
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2221/00—Actuators
- H01H2221/008—Actuators other then push button
- H01H2221/016—Lever; Rocker
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H2225/00—Switch site location
- H01H2225/01—Different switch sites under one actuator in same plane
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H25/00—Switches with compound movement of handle or other operating part
- H01H25/04—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick
- H01H25/041—Operating part movable angularly in more than one plane, e.g. joystick having a generally flat operating member depressible at different locations to operate different controls
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- Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)
- Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
- Push-Button Switches (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP05251030.2 | 2005-02-23 | ||
EP05251030A EP1696448B1 (en) | 2005-02-23 | 2005-02-23 | Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associated method |
Publications (2)
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CA2537491A1 CA2537491A1 (en) | 2006-08-23 |
CA2537491C true CA2537491C (en) | 2011-04-12 |
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Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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CA2537491A Active CA2537491C (en) | 2005-02-23 | 2006-02-22 | Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associated method |
Country Status (6)
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EP (2) | EP1696448B1 (zh) |
CN (1) | CN1862736B (zh) |
AT (2) | ATE475192T1 (zh) |
CA (1) | CA2537491C (zh) |
DE (2) | DE602005011926D1 (zh) |
SG (1) | SG125237A1 (zh) |
Families Citing this family (13)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP1859337A2 (en) * | 2005-03-14 | 2007-11-28 | Palm, Inc. | Small form-factor keypad for mobile computing devices |
US7394030B2 (en) | 2005-06-02 | 2008-07-01 | Palm, Inc. | Small form-factor keyboard using keys with offset peaks and pitch variations |
EP1895390A1 (en) * | 2006-09-01 | 2008-03-05 | Research In Motion Limited | Handheld mobile communication device with flexible keys |
US8989822B2 (en) | 2006-09-08 | 2015-03-24 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Keypad assembly for use on a contoured surface of a mobile computing device |
US7259339B1 (en) * | 2006-09-08 | 2007-08-21 | Palm, Inc. | Enhanced key structure with combined keycap for a mobile computing device |
DE102007010678B3 (de) | 2007-03-02 | 2008-11-13 | Diehl Ako Stiftung & Co. Kg | Steuerung |
JP5295678B2 (ja) * | 2008-07-31 | 2013-09-18 | 日本開閉器工業株式会社 | 小型スイッチ |
EP2405456B1 (en) * | 2010-07-07 | 2016-10-19 | BlackBerry Limited | Key assembly for a mobile device |
US8492666B2 (en) | 2010-07-07 | 2013-07-23 | Research In Motion Limited | Key assembly for a mobile device |
DE102011010760A1 (de) * | 2011-02-09 | 2012-08-09 | Liebherr-Elektronik Gmbh | Kurzhubtaster |
CN107704123B (zh) * | 2017-09-01 | 2021-04-13 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | 一种电子设备及处理方法 |
EP3747037B1 (en) | 2018-02-01 | 2023-11-22 | Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte. Ltd. | Key switch mechanisms, user input devices and methods of fabricating a key switch mechanism |
US10747332B2 (en) * | 2018-09-13 | 2020-08-18 | Apple Inc. | Flexible stabilized button input device |
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DE3607689A1 (de) * | 1986-03-08 | 1987-09-17 | Telefonbau & Normalzeit Gmbh | Drucktaste groesserer breite |
US4654488A (en) * | 1986-03-26 | 1987-03-31 | Northern Telecom Limited | Push and rocker action switch |
GB2233283B (en) * | 1989-06-29 | 1993-10-20 | Technophone Ltd | Keypad assembly |
JP3128443B2 (ja) * | 1994-10-07 | 2001-01-29 | アルプス電気株式会社 | 2段動作シーソースイッチ装置 |
US5900829A (en) * | 1996-07-23 | 1999-05-04 | Motorola, Inc. | Method of and apparatus for detecting key actuations |
US6157323A (en) * | 1998-02-25 | 2000-12-05 | Tso; Kevin H. K. | Button-key/cylindrical-key alphabetizer |
US6278442B1 (en) | 1998-06-26 | 2001-08-21 | Research In Motion Limited | Hand-held electronic device with a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs |
US6489950B1 (en) | 1998-06-26 | 2002-12-03 | Research In Motion Limited | Hand-held electronic device with auxiliary input device |
US6377685B1 (en) * | 1999-04-23 | 2002-04-23 | Ravi C. Krishnan | Cluster key arrangement |
JP4424819B2 (ja) * | 2000-04-28 | 2010-03-03 | 富士通コンポーネント株式会社 | キースイッチ装置及びキーボード |
US6931125B2 (en) * | 2001-07-10 | 2005-08-16 | Gregory N. Smallwood | Telephone equipment compatible, twelve button alphanumeric keypad |
GB2391110B (en) * | 2002-06-20 | 2005-07-13 | In2Tec Ltd | Switches |
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- 2005-02-23 DE DE602005011926T patent/DE602005011926D1/de active Active
- 2005-02-23 DE DE602005022510T patent/DE602005022510D1/de active Active
- 2005-02-23 EP EP05251030A patent/EP1696448B1/en active Active
- 2005-02-23 AT AT08168945T patent/ATE475192T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-02-23 AT AT05251030T patent/ATE418788T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2005-02-23 EP EP08168945A patent/EP2019402B1/en active Active
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2006
- 2006-02-22 CN CN2006100887970A patent/CN1862736B/zh active Active
- 2006-02-22 CA CA2537491A patent/CA2537491C/en active Active
- 2006-02-22 SG SG200601185A patent/SG125237A1/en unknown
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ATE475192T1 (de) | 2010-08-15 |
EP2019402A1 (en) | 2009-01-28 |
CA2537491A1 (en) | 2006-08-23 |
EP1696448A1 (en) | 2006-08-30 |
CN1862736B (zh) | 2012-02-08 |
SG125237A1 (en) | 2006-09-29 |
EP1696448B1 (en) | 2008-12-24 |
ATE418788T1 (de) | 2009-01-15 |
EP2019402B1 (en) | 2010-07-21 |
DE602005022510D1 (de) | 2010-09-02 |
CN1862736A (zh) | 2006-11-15 |
DE602005011926D1 (de) | 2009-02-05 |
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