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`USOO7356361B1
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`(12) United States Patent
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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,356,361 B1
`Apr. 8, 2008
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`(54) HAND-HELD DEVICE
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`(75)
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`Inventors: Jeffrey C Hawkins. Redwood City. CA
`(US): Peter N Skillman. San Carlos.
`CA (US); William B Rees. Menlo Park.
`CA (US): Robert Y Haltani. Menlo
`Park. CA (US): Michael A Yurochko.
`Los (iatos. CA (US); Edward T
`Colligan. San Jose. CA (US)
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`(73) Assigncc: Palm, Inc.. Sunnyvale. CA (US)
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`( * ) Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer. the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 768 days.
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`(2]) Appl. No.: 09/976,841
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`(22)
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`Filed:
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`Oct. 13, 2001
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`Prirlrzzrr' Examiner Melur Ramakrishnaiah
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`(60) Provisional application No. 60/297.817. filed on Jun.
`11. 2001.
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`ABSTRACT
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`int. Cl.
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`708/145; 455/575.1
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`A hand-held device that provides communication services
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`customers need to fully utilize the device for performing its
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`It is desirable to strike an appropriate balance between
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`more data entry techniques or to consume more time for data
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`The man-machine interface impacts the acceptability of
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`The present invention provides for various embodiments
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`cessing. In one embodiment, the hand-held device comprises
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`a radio functionality for providing communication services.
`Examples of such communication services are a cellular
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`telephone functionality, text messaging, or wireless Internet
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`sensitive display and application buttons. In addition, the
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`side. In a closed position, the lid extends over the display,
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`forms processing responsive to receiving input from the
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`application buttons in the lid closed state.
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`The lid having a transparent portion advantageously pro-
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`device at the same time. For example, a user can see the
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`device’s display. The lid itself can also be used to perform
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`functions. For example, closing the lid may turn off the
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`display and place the device in a power saving state. In one
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`In one embodiment, the front side of the device further
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`has a keyboard. An example of a keyboard that may be used
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`is a QWERTY keyboard. The lid in this embodiment extends
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`geously allows a user to adjust to using the keypad more
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`readily than if the user had to learn a new arrangement.
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`Similarly,
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`indicator for distinguishing a telephone keypad key from
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`other types of keys of the keyboard. This advantageously
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`allows a user to find these keys more readily when using the
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`In another embodiment of the invention,
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`keyboard area, the touch-sensitive display also includes a
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`handwriting area for data entry. Typically, a user will use a
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`screen data entry device such as his finger or a stylus to
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`indicate a symbol for entry or to select an item from a menu.
`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
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`The figures depict one or more embodiments of the
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`skilled in the art will readily recognize from the following
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`and methods illustrated herein may be employed without
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`departing from the principles of the invention.
`FIG. 1A illustrates a front perspective view of an embodi-
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`ment of a hand-held computing device with a lid opened in
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`an extended position in accordance with the present inven-
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`FIG. 1B illustrates a back perspective view of an embodi-
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`FIG. 1C illustrates a view of the front side of the embodi-
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`FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an embodiment of a
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`comprising control logic for performing functions including
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`processing.
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`FIG. 3A illustrates a legend for understanding the sym-
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`bols represented by each key of the embodiment of a
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`keyboard layout in FIG. 3B.
`FIG. 3B illustrates an embodiment of a QWERTY key-
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`board layout in which the normal symbol, shifted symbol
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`and option symbol for each key are displayed according to
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`FIG. 4 illustrates a state diagram of an embodiment of a
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`sequence of key strokes
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`modification states.
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`sequence of key strokes
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`board of the hand-held device in accordance with the present
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`FIG. 6B illustrates an embodiment of a layout of appli-
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`FIG. 7 illustrates a matrix table showing examples of
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`actions taken responsive to the state of the lid in accordance
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`FIG. 8A illustrates an embodiment of a stylus for use with
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`FIG. 8B illustrates a cross-sectional view of an upper
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`FIGS. 8C, 8D, 8E and 8F illustrate different positions of
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`a head of the stylus during the rotation of the stylus into the
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`FIG. 9A illustrates a block diagram of an embodiment of
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`a door having an identification card holder holding an
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`card.
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`FIG. 9B illustrates a block diagram view of the device
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`FIG. 10 illustrates an embodiment of the hand-held device
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`comprising a handwriting area upon which a user can enter
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`symbols through the use of a stylus or his or her finger.
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`FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate examples of displays shown
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`FIG. 1A illustrates a front view of an embodiment of a
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`hand-held computing device with a lid opened in an
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`The embodiment of a hand-held device 100 depicted in FIG.
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`1A comprises a case 101 having a front side 104, and sides,
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`a display 128, in this embodiment a liquid crystal display
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