EP2238691A4 - Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments - Google Patents

Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments

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Publication number
EP2238691A4
EP2238691A4 EP08858838.9A EP08858838A EP2238691A4 EP 2238691 A4 EP2238691 A4 EP 2238691A4 EP 08858838 A EP08858838 A EP 08858838A EP 2238691 A4 EP2238691 A4 EP 2238691A4
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Prior art keywords
computing device
mobile computing
housing segments
moveable housing
moveable
Prior art date
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Withdrawn
Application number
EP08858838.9A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2238691A2 (en
Inventor
Michael Francisco
Troy Hulick
Yoshimichi Matsuoka
Jose Efrain Alcorta
David Northway
Troy Carter
Heather Lynn Klaubert
Susanne Meissner
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Qualcomm Inc
Original Assignee
Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/954,200 external-priority patent/US8233948B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/971,136 external-priority patent/US8150482B2/en
Application filed by Hewlett Packard Development Co LP filed Critical Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
Publication of EP2238691A2 publication Critical patent/EP2238691A2/en
Publication of EP2238691A4 publication Critical patent/EP2238691A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H04M1/0235—Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0237—Sliding mechanism with one degree of freedom
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/22—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
EP08858838.9A 2007-12-11 2008-12-11 Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments Withdrawn EP2238691A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/954,200 US8233948B2 (en) 2007-12-11 2007-12-11 Slider assembly for a housing of a mobile computing device
US11/971,136 US8150482B2 (en) 2008-01-08 2008-01-08 Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments
PCT/US2008/086487 WO2009076561A2 (en) 2007-12-11 2008-12-11 Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments

Publications (2)

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EP2238691A2 EP2238691A2 (en) 2010-10-13
EP2238691A4 true EP2238691A4 (en) 2013-08-21

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EP08858838.9A Withdrawn EP2238691A4 (en) 2007-12-11 2008-12-11 Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments

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WO (1) WO2009076561A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

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US10061732B2 (en) 2013-05-15 2018-08-28 Tactotek Oy Enabling arrangement for an electronic device with housing-integrated functionalities and method therefor

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0696864A1 (en) * 1994-08-09 1996-02-14 AT&T Corp. Telephone handset
US20040157653A1 (en) * 2003-01-29 2004-08-12 Hideo Kato Slide mechanism and portable phonse using the same
WO2006067259A1 (en) * 2004-12-20 2006-06-29 Nokia Corporation Electronic device
KR100761527B1 (en) * 2006-08-08 2007-09-27 주식회사 다이아벨 Apparatus sliding of cellular phone

Family Cites Families (5)

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KR100338638B1 (en) * 2000-08-16 2002-05-30 윤종용 Housing for radiotelephone with inputting unit
KR100587773B1 (en) * 2003-10-30 2006-06-09 (주)쉘-라인 Portable phone having a slinding part curvedly extending
KR200355890Y1 (en) * 2004-04-16 2004-07-09 차충식 Curve sliding type portable terminal
KR200384472Y1 (en) * 2005-02-24 2005-05-16 이순구 Curved line slide type mobile phone
KR200389749Y1 (en) * 2005-04-25 2005-07-14 오형종 Sliding type portable telephone having curved suface

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0696864A1 (en) * 1994-08-09 1996-02-14 AT&T Corp. Telephone handset
US20040157653A1 (en) * 2003-01-29 2004-08-12 Hideo Kato Slide mechanism and portable phonse using the same
WO2006067259A1 (en) * 2004-12-20 2006-06-29 Nokia Corporation Electronic device
KR100761527B1 (en) * 2006-08-08 2007-09-27 주식회사 다이아벨 Apparatus sliding of cellular phone
WO2008018735A1 (en) * 2006-08-08 2008-02-14 Diabell Co., Ltd. Phone

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EP2238691A2 (en) 2010-10-13
WO2009076561A2 (en) 2009-06-18

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