Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080200208 | Radio Accessory for a Mobile Device - A system for enhancing functionality of a mobile device comprising: the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes: a radio subsystem; a processor adapted to interact with the radio subsystem; a user interface; a short range communications system; and a battery adapted to power the mobile device; and an accessory adapted to communicate with the mobile device, the accessory including: at least one processor; a radio subsystem communicating with the processor; and a short range communications system adapted to communicate with the short range communications system of the mobile device, wherein the radio subsystem of the mobile device differs from the radio subsystem of the accessory. | 08-21-2008 |
20080211696 | KEY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A key activation system for use in an electronic device is provided. The system comprises an activation mechanism associated with a key in the system, a first feedback system and a second feedback system. The activation mechanism is associated with the key activation system and provides a first feedback sense when the activation mechanism has triggered the first activation condition. The second feedback system provides a second feedback sense indicating when the key triggers the second activation condition. In the system, the second feedback system operates independently from the activation mechanism and the first activation condition is triggered before the second activation condition when the activation mechanism is initially engaged. An activation mechanism may be centrally located for a set of keys. | 09-04-2008 |
20080212298 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR A COMPONENT IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure describes a printed circuit board (PCB) for use in an electronic device. The PCB comprises: a top side; a bottom side; an edge between the top side and the bottom side; a cavity from the top side to the bottom side; a region on the top side for mounting an electronic device; and a connector for receiving connections from the electronic device. In the PCB, the connector is located on either the bottom side or the edge of the side of the PCB. The electronic device can be a display module. | 09-04-2008 |
20090046068 | TACTILE TOUCHSCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing; a touch-screen display constrained by the housing, the touch-screen display including a touch-sensitive input surface overlying a display device; a single mechanical switch disposed between a back surface of the touchscreen display and a base of the housing; and operational components including a processor within the housing and connected to the touchscreen display. The touchscreen display pivots relative to the housing about a pivot axis in response to application of sufficient force to an off-center location on the touchscreen. This pivoting results in the actuation of the single mechanical switch and the pivot axis depending on the location of application of the force | 02-19-2009 |
20090046069 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - A portable electronic device that has a housing, a moveable touchscreen display constrained by the housing, the touchscreen display including a touch-sensitive input surface overlying a display device, a single mechanical switch disposed between a back surface of the touchscreen display and a base of the housing, and operational components including a processor within the housing and connected to the touchscreen display and the single mechanical switch. The touchscreen display moves relative to the base in response to application of sufficient force to the touchscreen display resulting in actuation of the single mechanical switch. A method of controlling the portable electronic device includes providing a graphical user interface for user interaction, receiving input from the touchscreen display and the single mechanical switch, and providing output to the display device responsive to receipt of a combination of the input from the touchscreen display and the single mechanical switch. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046070 | TACTILE TOUCHSCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A moveable touchscreen display unit includes a base; a display device connected to the base by flexible sidewalls that extend between the base and the display device; a touch-sensitive input surface overlying the display device; and a mechanical switch disposed between a back surface of the display device and the base. The display device moves relative to the base in response to application of sufficient force on the display device. This movement results in the actuation of the mechanical switch, which generates an electrical signal and a tactile feedback. | 02-19-2009 |
20090046071 | TACTILE TOUCHSCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing with a front frame; a moveable touch-screen display framed by the front frame of the housing, the moveable touch-screen display including a touch-sensitive input surface overlying a display device, the front frame including corners curved outwardly away from the surface of the touchscreen display; a mechanical switch disposed between a back surface of the touchscreen display and a base of the housing; and operational components including a processor within the housing and connected to the touchscreen display. The touchscreen display moves or pivots relative to the housing about a pivot axis in response to application of sufficient force on the touchscreen. This movement or pivoting results in the actuation of the single mechanical switch and the pivot axis depending on the location of application of the force | 02-19-2009 |
20090128501 | TACTILE TOUCH SCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base, a touch screen display, a pair of switches and operational components. The touch screen display is connected to the base, movable relative thereto and includes a display device and a touch-sensitive input surface overlying the display device. A pair of switches disposed between the base and the touch screen display and configured such that one of the switches is actuated in response to application of a force anywhere on the touch-sensitive input surface of the touch screen display and both of the switches are actuated in response to application of more than one force on the touch-sensitive input surface of the touch screen display. The operational components include a controller connected to the touch-sensitive input surface and a processor connected to the controller and the display. | 05-21-2009 |
20090135145 | TACTILE TOUCH SCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a base and a touch screen display connected to the base and movable relative thereto. The touch screen display includes a display device and a touch-sensitive input surface overlying the display device. The electronic device includes a feedback mechanism including a switch moveable relative to the base for actuating in response to application of a force to the touch-sensitive input surface causing movement of the touch screen display. Operational components are connected to the touch screen display for operation of the electronic device. | 05-28-2009 |
20090174665 | METHOD OF FACILITATING USER INPUT IN HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING A TEXT DISAMBIGUATION FUNCTION - Methods of facilitating input into a handheld electronic device based on the intent of the user wherein possible intended inputs generated by the text disambiguation function of the handheld electronic device are grouped and displayed in particular directional orientations. A multi-directional navigation mechanism may then be used to select a particular one of the possible intended inputs by providing a direction input that corresponds to the direction of the group that includes the desired possible intended input. | 07-09-2009 |
20090186662 | CLAMSHELL HANDHELD ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH PIVOTALLY COUPLED INTERCONNECTOR - A clamshell handheld wireless communication device having a hinging interconnector between the two housings, one in which the display screen is located and the other upon which the keyboard is located. The hinging interconnector may be so configured to resiliently transition from an operating configuration in which the display screen housing and keyboard housing are oblique to one another, to a more fully open configuration while remaining biased to the operating configuration. | 07-23-2009 |
20090201258 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY DEVICE - A portable electronics device comprises a data processor and a display. The display comprises a display device, and a transparent three-dimensional touch-sensitive screen disposed over the display device. The touch-sensitive screen comprises a raised region and a recessed region surrounding the raised region. The data processor renders on the display device a data input/output screen comprising a plurality of data input regions, the raised region overlaying the data input regions; and detects, as input from one of the data input regions, touch activity at a portion of the raised region coincident with the one data input region. | 08-13-2009 |
20090203398 | MULTI-FUNCTION SLIDE ELEMENT FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The application is directed at a mobile communication device comprising a body; and a sliding element, slidable longitudinally along the body; wherein the sliding element is slidable between a first and a second position, such that when said sliding element is in one of said first or second positions, an added device functionality is revealed to the user; and wherein when the sliding element is in the first or second position, a footprint of the mobile communication device is not changed. | 08-13-2009 |
20090209306 | MULTI-FUNCTION SLIDE MECHANISM FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The application is directed at a mobile communication device including a sliding element having a cover portion and an elongated portion extending from the cover portion. An actuator is located on the sliding element such that when the sliding element is in a first position, access to a predetermined device functionality is restricted to a user and in a second position, the actuator is positioned to enable user access to the predetermined device functionality. | 08-20-2009 |
20090303022 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TACTILE FEEDBACK TO A USER OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system for providing tactile feedback for an input device in an electronic device is provided. The system comprises: an input device having a first input region for receiving a user action from the user; a surface associated with the input device and covering at least a part of the first input region; an input signal generator associated with the input device; and a physical feature associated with the input region. The physical feature is located on the surface, provides a second input region for receiving the user action and provides a tactile feedback sense to the user when the user contacts the second region. The input signal generator generates a first input signal when the user touches the first input region while not touching second input region and generates a second input signal when the user touches simultaneously the first and the second input regions. | 12-10-2009 |
20100061054 | HAND HELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A hand held mobile device capable of executing a software application includes a top body portion; a bottom body portion; a hinge portion connecting the top and bottom body portions and permitting movement of the top and bottom body portions between a closed position and an open position. A first screen is provided on the top body portion and is accessible in the open position, and a second screen is slidable on the bottom body portion to reveal a keyboard when the top and bottom body portions are in the open position and the second screen is in an extended position. Preferably, at least one of the screens functions as a touch screen based on at least one function of the software application and whether the second screen is extended to reveal the keyboard. | 03-11-2010 |
20100110016 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TACTILE TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - An electronic device includes a base and a touch-sensitive display connected to the base and movable relative thereto. The touch-sensitive display includes a display device and a touch-sensitive input device for detecting touches on the display device. The electronic device also includes a switch actuator disposed between the touch-sensitive display and the base, switches disposed between the touch-sensitive display and the base and moveable relative to the switch actuator from a first position in which only one of the switches is located for actuation by the switch actuator, and a second position in which two of the switches are located for actuation by the switch actuator, and operational components including a processor connected to the display device and the touch-sensitive input device for controlling operation of the display device and the touch-sensitive input device. | 05-06-2010 |
20100157518 | MULTIPLE-FOLD PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multiple-fold portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device in one embodiment includes a first, second and third planar sections. The first and second planar section are connected by a first joint and foldable in relation to each other The second and third planar sections are connected by a second joint and foldable in relation to each other. Each planar section can include an input device or an output device or both. | 06-24-2010 |
20100222036 | ADVERTISING SERVER FOR DELIVERING TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS TO A MOBILE WIRELESS DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system includes at least one mobile wireless communications device for contacting a given entity having a telephone number associated therewith and an advertising server. The advertising server is configured to identify the given entity based upon the telephone number and identifying at least one property associated with the given entity. The advertising server is also configured to selectively send a targeted advertisement to the at least one mobile wireless device based upon the at least one property. | 09-02-2010 |
20100222096 | ACTUATOR NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, A METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY DRIVING AN ACTUATOR ON A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, AND A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE UTILIZING SAME - An actuator notification system is for use with a mobile communications device. A device actuator is selectively movable, by hand, between first and second positions. An electric drive motor operatively engages the actuator. A control processor on-board the device is operatively encoded to start the motor, so as to drive the actuator between the first and second positions. A related method of automatically driving an actuator on a mobile communications device uses a control processor on-board the device which is encoded to start a motor and drive an actuator between first position and second positions. A related mobile communications device is also disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
20110080702 | MULTIPLE-FOLD PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A multiple-fold portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device in one embodiment includes a first, second and third planar sections. The first and second planar sections are connected by a first joint and foldable in relation to each other. The second and third planar sections are connected by a second joint and foldable in relation to each other. Each planar section can include an input device or an output device or both. | 04-07-2011 |
20110222709 | System and Method For Reducing Radio Frequency Interference Between A Wireless Communication Device And A Speaker - A device and method are provided that reduce interference between a wireless communication device and a speaker. Generally speaking, a microphone input is monitored for detecting noise created by the interference. If noise is detected, a power transmission level of the wireless device is reduced from a standard power transmission level. | 09-15-2011 |
20120101811 | PREDICTIVE TEXT DICTIONARY POPULATION - A method and system for populating a predictive text dictionary is provided. A connection between a handheld electronic device and a network is detected. The handheld electronic device is operable to allow a user to enter text. The handheld electronic device has a predictive text dictionary that is operable to receive and employ sets of words. User preferences for the handheld electronic device are retrieved. The predictive text dictionary of the handheld electronic device is populated with a set of words at least partially based on the user preferences. | 04-26-2012 |
20120268903 | COVER FOR A FRAME FOR A DEVICE MOUNTED ABOVE A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure describes a cover for a frame for mounting a device above a printed circuit board (PCB) in an electronic device. The cover comprises: a surface to cover a bottom of the display device and to be located on top of a frame section of a frame that is mounted on the PCB and surrounds a surface device on the PCB; a raised region in the surface to allow a part of the surface device to jut above the frame section; and a depressed region in the surface to receive a feature on a bottom of the display device to allow the feature to extend into an interior cavity bounded by the frame section. | 10-25-2012 |
20130249805 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING CONFIRMATION OF INPUT, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A letter confirmation system is provided on a handheld electronic device. The letter confirmation provides highlighting of various letters that have been input to the handheld electronic device during a string of member input actuations. The letter confirmation system can additionally provide predictive linguistic elements that would be appropriate next inputs. Various types of highlights can be provided in various combinations to provide various indications to a user. | 09-26-2013 |
20130285902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PRESENTATION OF MOVING IMAGES ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ACCORDING TO AN ORIENTATION OF THE DEVICE - The invention relates to a system, method and device for changing a notional viewing location for a moving image on a device, depending on an orientation of the device. For the moving image management system, it comprises: a sensor; a movement detection module connected to the sensor providing movement data registering a notable signal from the sensor; and a moving image adjustment module determining a new viewing location of the moving image utilizing the movement data and generating a replacement moving image for the moving image representing the moving image as viewed from the new viewing location. | 10-31-2013 |
20140340824 | SYSTEM AND FRAME FOR MOUNTING A DEVICE ABOVE A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure describes a system and a frame for mounting a display device above a printed circuit board (PCB) in within a housing of an electronic device. The system comprises: a frame section formed to be located on the PCB about a surface device on a surface of the PCB, the frame section comprises a plurality of connected bars, one of the plurality of bars having a depression in its top surface to allow a connector of the display device to fit against the frame section, the frame section being securable to the PCB such that at least a part of the surface device is surrounded by the frame section. | 11-20-2014 |