WO2003007117A3 - Portable, hand-held electronic input device and combination with a personal digital device - Google Patents

Portable, hand-held electronic input device and combination with a personal digital device Download PDF

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WO2003007117A3
WO2003007117A3 PCT/US2002/021956 US0221956W WO03007117A3 WO 2003007117 A3 WO2003007117 A3 WO 2003007117A3 US 0221956 W US0221956 W US 0221956W WO 03007117 A3 WO03007117 A3 WO 03007117A3
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Gary L Friedman
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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    • 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
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    • 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]
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    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1632—External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
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    • 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
    • G06F3/023—Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
    • G06F3/0233—Character input methods
    • G06F3/0235—Character input methods using chord techniques
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    • 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
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0338—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of limited linear or angular displacement of an operating part of the device from a neutral position, e.g. isotonic or isometric joysticks

Abstract

A portable electronic data input device (10) includes a housing (11) sized to be held in the palm of one hand. One housing side has four individual dual-position control buttons (12) arranged in a row and positioned to be actuated by an individual finger of a user grasping the input device (10) in the palm of the hand. A multi-position control mechanism (12) in an adjacent housing side comprises a plurality of individual switch contacts (a, b, c, d, e) arranged in a predetermined pattern that enables a user, while holding the input device (10) in the palm of one hand and the user's other fingers each touching an individual one of the dual-position control buttons, to reach with the thumb of the hand the multi-position control mechanism (12). Using only the thumb, the user activates any individual switch contact (a, b, c, d, e) or activates two or more switch contacts simultaneously. The arrangement of the control buttons and multi-position control mechanism (12) provides a chordic-keyboard capable of generating a variety of different electronic signals as determined by the user manipulating the dual-position control buttons, the multi-position control mechanism (12), or both simultaneously.
PCT/US2002/021956 2001-07-12 2002-07-11 Portable, hand-held electronic input device and combination with a personal digital device WO2003007117A2 (en)

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