WO2004021155A3 - Improvements in or relating to hand-held electronic devices - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to hand-held electronic devices Download PDF

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WO2004021155A3
WO2004021155A3 PCT/GB2003/003765 GB0303765W WO2004021155A3 WO 2004021155 A3 WO2004021155 A3 WO 2004021155A3 GB 0303765 W GB0303765 W GB 0303765W WO 2004021155 A3 WO2004021155 A3 WO 2004021155A3
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hand
relating
held electronic
electronic devices
thumbs
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PCT/GB2003/003765
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WO2004021155A2 (en
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David John Knott
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Stuff Happens Ltd
David John Knott
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Priority to AU2003260761A priority Critical patent/AU2003260761A1/en
Publication of WO2004021155A2 publication Critical patent/WO2004021155A2/en
Publication of WO2004021155A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004021155A3/en

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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
    • H04M1/23—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof
    • 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
    • G06F1/1626—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
    • 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
    • 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
    • G06F1/1684—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
    • G06F1/169—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/02—Input arrangements using manually operated switches, e.g. using keyboards or dials
    • G06F3/0202—Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
    • G06F3/021—Arrangements integrating additional peripherals in a keyboard, e.g. card or barcode reader, optical scanner
    • G06F3/0213—Arrangements providing an integrated pointing device in a keyboard, e.g. trackball, mini-joystick
    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/70—Details of telephonic subscriber devices methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation

Abstract

A hand-held electronic device (1), for example a mobile phone, including an interface comprising a keyboard (2) provided with a plurality of keys (4) arrayed in such manner as to be accessible and actuable by the user's thumbs.
PCT/GB2003/003765 2002-08-28 2003-08-28 Improvements in or relating to hand-held electronic devices WO2004021155A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AU2003260761A AU2003260761A1 (en) 2002-08-28 2003-08-28 Improvements in or relating to hand-held electronic devices

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB0219983.4A GB0219983D0 (en) 2002-08-28 2002-08-28 Improvements in or relating to hand-held electronic devices
GB0219983.4 2002-08-28

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WO2004021155A2 WO2004021155A2 (en) 2004-03-11
WO2004021155A3 true WO2004021155A3 (en) 2004-08-19

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GB (1) GB0219983D0 (en)
WO (1) WO2004021155A2 (en)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
US6415165B1 (en) * 1998-07-10 2002-07-02 Nec Corporation Portable telephone device with additional display and data inputting capability
US20020097553A1 (en) * 2001-01-22 2002-07-25 Eric Engstrom Palm-sized handheld device with inverted ergonomic keypad

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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
US6415165B1 (en) * 1998-07-10 2002-07-02 Nec Corporation Portable telephone device with additional display and data inputting capability
US20020097553A1 (en) * 2001-01-22 2002-07-25 Eric Engstrom Palm-sized handheld device with inverted ergonomic keypad

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AU2003260761A1 (en) 2004-03-19
WO2004021155A2 (en) 2004-03-11
GB0219983D0 (en) 2002-10-09
AU2003260761A8 (en) 2004-03-19

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