WO2002008876A3 - Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard - Google Patents

Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard Download PDF

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WO2002008876A3
WO2002008876A3 PCT/CA2001/001047 CA0101047W WO0208876A3 WO 2002008876 A3 WO2002008876 A3 WO 2002008876A3 CA 0101047 W CA0101047 W CA 0101047W WO 0208876 A3 WO0208876 A3 WO 0208876A3
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keyboard
digital assistant
cellular telephone
folding
personal digital
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Katz Michael
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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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  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)
  • Input From Keyboards Or The Like (AREA)

Abstract

Prior combination mobile telephones/personal digital assistants have reduced-size keyboards which are not useful for standard typing. The present invention provides a folding combination mobile telephone/personal digital assistant/computer, comprising a screen, a central processing unit, data storage and input means and a usefully sized computer keyboard. It does this by having the keyboard divided into two halves hingedly connected along a fold line. At least one of the keys may be split along the fold line to permit folding of the keyboard.
PCT/CA2001/001047 2000-07-19 2001-07-18 Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard WO2002008876A2 (en)

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AU2001275627A AU2001275627A1 (en) 2000-07-19 2001-07-18 Folding cellular telephone and digital assistant with improved keyboard

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US60/219,125 2000-07-19

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WO2002008876A3 true WO2002008876A3 (en) 2002-04-04

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US5483418A (en) * 1989-06-23 1996-01-09 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Portable electronic apparatus having a keyboard with a shielding plate attached to a cover thereof
WO1998019226A1 (en) * 1996-10-28 1998-05-07 Therefore Limited Hand-held computer and communications apparatus
EP0933908A2 (en) * 1998-01-29 1999-08-04 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Portable electronic apparatus
US6088220A (en) * 1997-10-02 2000-07-11 Katz; Michael Pocket computer with full-size keyboard

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US5483418A (en) * 1989-06-23 1996-01-09 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Portable electronic apparatus having a keyboard with a shielding plate attached to a cover thereof
US5251163A (en) * 1992-01-13 1993-10-05 Rouhani Sayd Z Keypointer for single-hand computer keyboard
WO1998019226A1 (en) * 1996-10-28 1998-05-07 Therefore Limited Hand-held computer and communications apparatus
US6088220A (en) * 1997-10-02 2000-07-11 Katz; Michael Pocket computer with full-size keyboard
EP0933908A2 (en) * 1998-01-29 1999-08-04 Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. Portable electronic apparatus

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