Patent · US Expired

Phone with automatic linked qwerty keyboard

US6847519B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by
8References
11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 28, 2002
Grant dateJan 25, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S345/903
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable device having a main unit and a keyboard unit. The main unit includes a display and the keyboard unit includes a full alphabet keyboard. Furthermore, the keyboard unit has a closed position and an open position. In the closed position a portion of the display is obstructed by the keyboard unit, and in the open position the display is unobstructed by the keyboard unit. The full alphabet keyboard is operable in both the closed position and the open position.

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