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Handheld computing device with power-saving notification

A computing device, notification technology, applied in the direction of reducing energy consumption, telephone communication, climate sustainability, etc., can solve problems such as high power consumption

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-18
RES IN MOTION LTD
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However, the power consumption of the music IC is much greater than that of a monochrome notification LED

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[0016] Now, refer to figure 1 , shows a handheld computing device, generally designated 100, according to an aspect of the present invention. Handheld computing device 100 includes display 122, function keys 146, and a system board (not shown) disposed within a common housing. Display 122 is a self-contained peripheral connected to the system board.

[0017] Function key 146 operates as a power on / off switch for handheld computing device 100 and may also operate as a backlight switch for display 122 .

[0018] In addition to the display 122 and function keys 146, the handheld computing device 100 includes a notification light 104 and user data input means for inputting data to the data processing means. As shown, the user data input device preferably includes a keypad 132 , a thumbwheel 148 and an escape key 160 .

[0019] Typically, handheld computing device 100 is a two-way wireless communication device having at least voice and data communication capabilities. Additiona...

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A handheld computing device includes a notification lamp, a melody circuit coupled to the notification lamp for providing a first type notification, an electronic switch coupled to the notification lamp for providing a second type notification, and a notification controller coupled to the melody circuit and the electronic switch. The notification controller is configured with a plurality of notification modes, each notification mode comprising a disabled one of the notification types.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a handheld computing device. In particular, the present invention relates to a power saving notification circuit for a handheld computing device. Background technique [0002] Conventional handheld computing devices, such as PDAs or wireless telephones, may include electronic calendars and / or task managers by which users can remember appointments and / or task items. The handheld computing device may also include a single color notification LED that blinks when the date / time for one of the appointments and / or task items is approaching. Additionally, a notification LED can be used to notify the handheld computing device that charging is in progress. [0003] More recent handheld computing devices may include music integrated circuits. The melody integrated circuit is user programmable and plays a user-selected melody as the date / time of one of the appointments and / or task items approaches. If the handheld computing dev...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F1/32H04M19/04
CPCH04M19/04G06F1/32H04M19/048
Inventor 马克·A·德拉得大卫·詹姆斯·马克-凡杜尚·韦塞利奇
Owner RES IN MOTION LTD
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