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WO2002047365B1 - Ergonomic mobile hand-held communication/computer device - Google Patents

Ergonomic mobile hand-held communication/computer device

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Publication number
WO2002047365B1
WO2002047365B1 PCT/EP2001/014110 EP0114110W WO0247365B1 WO 2002047365 B1 WO2002047365 B1 WO 2002047365B1 EP 0114110 W EP0114110 W EP 0114110W WO 0247365 B1 WO0247365 B1 WO 0247365B1
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Prior art keywords
screen
keys
field
accordance
plane
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Application number
PCT/EP2001/014110
Other languages
French (fr)
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WO2002047365A1 (en
Inventor
Philip Paul Larson
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Philip Paul Larson
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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
    • 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
    • H04M1/0225—Rotatable telephones, i.e. the body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define in closed position
    • H04M1/0231—Including a rotatable keypad body part
    • 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
    • H04M1/0279—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
    • H04M1/0281—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics for providing single handed use or left/right hand conversion
    • 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
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/22—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Telephone Set Structure (AREA)

Abstract

An electronic hand-holdable device, such as a mobile phone or Pocket PC, comprises a body, a screen for displaying information in an orientation defining a top and left and right sides of the screen, and a field of keys defining the numbers one to nine and zero and letters of the alphabet, and is characterised in that the field of keys is disposed above the top of the screen or to the side of the screen (Fig. 1). The field of keys can lie in a plane rotated through an angle θ relative to the plane of the screen about the longitudinal axis of the device (Fig. 3) and the field of keys can have an inscription defining an orientation which subtends an angle α relative to the longitudinal direction (Fig. 1). In a preferred embodiment of a Pocket PC, the direction of writing on the screen can be changed depending on the orientation of the field of keys (Fig. 8, Fig. 10).

Claims

22AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 16 July 2002 (16.07.02); original claims 1 -13 amended (3 pages)]
1. An electronic mobile hand-held device comprising a body, a screen for displaying information in an orientation defining a top and left and right sides of the screen, and a field of keys defining the numbers one to nine and zero and letters of the alphabet, characterised in that, the field of keys is disposed generally in a plane, said plane being rotated or rotatable relative to the plane of the screen about a longitudinal axis of the body.
2. A device in accordance with claim 1, in which the angle of rotation θ of the plane of the field of keys relative to the plane of the screen is fixed.
3. A device in accordance with claim 2, wherein said angle of rotation θ is between 0° and 45°.
4. A device in accordance with claim 1, in which the angle of rotation of the plane of the field of keys relative to the plane of the screen is variable.
5. A device in accordance with claim 4, and adapted to permit selection of said angle of rotation α in the range from -45° to +45°.
6. A device in accordance with claim 1, wherein the field of keys is provided on a support rotatable relative to the body.
7. An electronic mobile hand-held device comprising a body, a screen for displaying information in an orientation defining a top and left and right sides of the screen, and a field of keys defining the numbers one to nine and zero and letters of the alphabet, characterised in that, the field of keys is provided on a support rotatable relative to the body.
8. A device in accordance with claim 6 or claim 7, wherein an electronic link is present between said support and a controller for said screen to select the orientation of information displayed on the screen in dependence on the rotational position of the key support relative to said body.
9. An electronic mobile hand-held device comprising a body, a screen for displaying information in an orientation defining a top and left and right sides of the screen, and a field of keys defining the numbers one to nine and zero and letters of the alphabet, characterised in that, the field of keys is provided on a support which pivots relative to the body.
10. A device in accordance with claim 9, wherein an electronic link is present between said support and a controller for said screen to select the orientation of information displayed on the screen in dependence on the pivotal position of the key support relative to said body.
11. A device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, in the form of a mobile phone.
12. A device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, in the form of a Pocket Personal Computer. 24
13. A device in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, in the form of a combination of mobile phone and Pocket Personal Computer .
PCT/EP2001/014110 2000-12-04 2001-12-03 Ergonomic mobile hand-held communication/computer device WO2002047365A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AU2002231648A AU2002231648A1 (en) 2000-12-04 2001-12-03 Ergonomic mobile hand-held communication/computer device

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DE20020407 2000-12-04
DE20020407.6 2000-12-04

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WO2002047365A1 WO2002047365A1 (en) 2002-06-13
WO2002047365B1 true WO2002047365B1 (en) 2003-04-10

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