Patent · US Expired

Input mechanism for front panel of portable computing device

US7724235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2004
Grant dateMay 25, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1632
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of invention includes a handheld computer having a display. The display provides an output to a user-input. A housing includes a front panel that provides access to the display. A plurality of user-interactive mechanisms are provided on the housing. The user-input mechanisms include a first mechanism that is removably coupled to the housing.

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