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Hand-held electronic device with hidden keyboard

US6768635B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 2001
Grant dateJul 27, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M1/0214
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hand-held electronic device with a hidden keyboard, especially for small size electronic devices with a display screen (such as PDAs, mobile phones, etc), provides a keyboard coupling design to allow a retractable keyboard retreated and hidden inside a device body of the electronic device when not in use, and pulled out for data entry when in use.

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