Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238725 | OPTICAL KEYPAD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed in a wearable electronic device including an optical keypad supported by a keypad housing. The optical keypad may include a plurality of keys disposed along the keypad housing, and a plurality of illumination sources and optical receivers with a corresponding illumination source and optical receiver for each of the plurality of keys. The keypad signal interface may be limited to three connections, to provide a connection for power, a connection for ground, and a connection for data between the keypad housing and the main housing. The electronic device may also include at least one optical receiver configured to be optically coupled to at least one of the plurality of illumination sources, and configured to convert a received optical signal representing data into an electrical signal representing data. The illumination sources may provide optical signals during key presses, and may in addition provide key illumination for unpressed keys. | 10-02-2008 |
20080296512 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING APPEARANCE CUSTOMIZABLE HOUSING - A portable electronic device ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090005131 | COMPONENT PACKAGING FOR HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A handheld communication device may comprise a first housing and a second housing. The first housing may include a first keypad and a battery. The second housing may include a second keypad, at least one display, and a printed circuit board. The second housing may be rotatable relative to the first housing between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The second keypad may face in a substantially same direction as the first keypad in the open configuration, and the second keypad may face in a substantially opposite direction to the first keypad in the closed configuration. | 01-01-2009 |
20090117951 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USER-SELECTABLE PROGRAMMABLE HOUSING SKIN SENSORS FOR USER MODE OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL - An embodiment relates generally to a method of operating a device. The method includes providing for a plurality of sensors, where each sensor is configured to sense and transmit data values associated with an interaction with the device by a user. A subset of the sensors of the plurality of sensors is associated with a respective facing on a housing of the device. The method also includes operating the plurality of sensors to detect the interaction with the device by the user and receiving sensor data associated with the interaction from the plurality of sensors. The method further includes determining a user mode of the device based on the sensor data associated with the interaction. | 05-07-2009 |
20090132093 | Tactile Conforming Apparatus and Method for a Device | 05-21-2009 |
20100167711 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING COMMUNICATION GROUPS - A method and system for creating a communication group ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100277420 | Hand Held Electronic Device and Method of Performing a Dual Sided Gesture - A method and hand held electronic device are provided for performing a dual sided gesture on respective touch sensitive surfaces of a hand held electronic device. The method includes displaying an object on a display screen of the hand held electronic device, that is viewable from at least one side of the hand held electronic device. A virtual center of gravity associated with the displayed object is then defined. Simultaneous gestures are then received tracking the position and movement of an end of a pointer on each of a pair of respective surfaces of the hand held electronic device, each surface having a corresponding touch sensitive input. The location and movement of each gesture is then compared relative to the defined virtual center of gravity, and the displayed object is repositioned in response to the location and movement of each gesture relative to the defined virtual center of gravity. | 11-04-2010 |
20100277421 | Device with a Transparent Display Module and Method of Incorporating the Display Module into the Device - A portable electronic device including a transparent display module, and a method of incorporating a transparent display module into a portable electronic device, are provided. The portable electronic device includes a front side surface which is intended to be primarily used facing toward a principal user and a back side surface, which is intended to be primarily used facing away from the principal user. The portable electronic device includes a transparent display module including a primary light emitting transparent display having a first side surface and a second side surface, which emits a light toward each of the first side surface and the second side surface in disproportionate amounts, where an amount of light emitted toward the first side surface is less than an amount of light emitted toward the second side surface. The transparent display module is mounted in the portable electronic device, so that the first side surface of the transparent display module which emits the lesser amount of light is oriented toward the front side surface of the portable electronic device, and the second side surface of the transparent display module which emits the greater amount of light is oriented toward the back side surface of the portable electronic device. | 11-04-2010 |
20100277439 | Dual Sided Transparent Display Module and Portable Electronic Device Incorporating the Same - A dual sided transparent display module and an electronic device incorporating the same are provided. The dual sided transparent display module includes a primary transparent display having a first surface side and a second surface side. The transparent display module further includes a first side touch sensor array and a second side touch sensor array respectively located at the first surface side and the second surface side of the primary transparent display. The transparent display module still further includes a shutter element located at one of the first surface side and the second surface side of the primary transparent display. | 11-04-2010 |
20100295738 | Hands Free Cellular Communication Device Having a Deployable Antenna - Disclosed is a wireless communication device capable of being positioned in a wearable position adjacent a user's head and including a deployable planar antenna rotatably supported by the housing. The antenna is configured to assume a plurality of orientations with respect to the housing, the plurality of orientations including an orientation being substantially parallel to the housing and one or more orientations being at an angle with respect to the housing. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of orientations coincides with at least one of the plurality of states of the device. A disclosed method of the device includes deploying a low profile planar antenna rotatably supported by the housing, the antenna being configured assume a plurality of orientations with respect to the housing and operating the device in one of the plurality of states depending upon the orientation of the antenna with respect to the housing. | 11-25-2010 |
20130098740 | WATER SEALING BUTTONS FROM THE EXTERIOR - An electronic device | 04-25-2013 |
20130105288 | WATER SEALING THE SIDE KEY SYSTEM ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | 05-02-2013 |