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Device interface

a technology of device interface and interface, which is applied in the field of mobile communication devices, can solve the problems of increasing the difficulty of traditional numeric keypad input operation, affecting the operation efficiency of mobile telephone display screens, and requiring small spaces, so as to achieve the effect of easy modification of the function of the device and display of more information

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-23
KANNUU PTY LTD
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[0024] The small computing device of the present invention preferably has the advantage that it uses multi-function keys positioned adjacent the display screen, rather than a conventional numeric keypad (such as used on conventional mobile telephones), which enables more room on a face of the device for the screen so that more information can be displayed. Further, because the interface preferably uses “soft” buttons (ie. the buttons are multi-function) the function of the device can be altered easily by altering the software / hardware that drives the device. The interface is totally flexible and not limited by any dedicated operation (as normally is the case with conventional alpha-numeric keypads).

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The problem with making such devices small enough to carry is that it allows only a limited size for the interface.
As mobile telephones become smaller and smaller, the traditional numeric keypad input becomes more and more difficult to operate.
Further, the display screens provided for mobile telephones are, by necessity, also small where the phone is small.
They are not able to provide, therefore, a view of a great deal of information at any one time.

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[0043] The following description of an embodiment of the present invention relates to a mobile communications device, in particular a mobile telephone. The invention is not, however, limited to a communications device, and may be implemented as any small computing device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA).

[0044] A conventional mobile telephone comprises a controller for controlling operation of the telephone, usually in the form of a processor, a radio transceiver for communicating voice and / or text messages to and from the telephone, and an interface for input and output by the user.

[0045] A typical mobile telephone includes a housing which mounts the processor, radio transceiver communications and other required circuitry, the housing having one face which mounts the interface, comprising (usually) a twelve button numeric keypad, “yes” and “no” keys and “direction” keys, a display screen and a space above the display screen for a speaker area.

[0046] This traditional in...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a small computing device with an improved interface. The interface comprises a display screen which extends the majority of length of the face of the housing, and a plurality of multi-function buttons extending on either side of the display screen.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a Small computing device with an improved interface, and, particularly, but not exclusively, to a mobile communications device, such as a mobile telephone. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It is desirable for small computing devices, by which we mean usually portable devices, such as lap-top-type commuters and smaller, including mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, cameras and other devices, to be a small as possible for convenience. [0003] The problem with making such devices small enough to carry is that it allows only a limited size for the interface. For example, in mobile telephones, a small screen and traditional numeric keypad are provided for the interface with the user. The numeric keypad input has been used for standard telephones for years, and was merely transferred for use in mobile phones with no significant adaptation. As mobile telephones become smaller and smaller, the traditional numeric ke...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/14G06F1/16H04M1/72466G06F3/02G06F3/023G06F3/0482H04M1/23H04M1/27475H04M1/7243H04M1/72445
CPCG06F1/1626G06F1/1662G06F3/0237G06F3/0238H04M1/7258H04M1/236H04M1/27455H04M1/72547H04M1/72561G06F3/0482H04M1/27475H04M1/7243H04M1/72445H04M1/72466G06F3/0481
Inventor DINN, KEVIN W.
Owner KANNUU PTY LTD
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