Patent ID: 6109528
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A portable hand-held data terminal, including:a display portion; anda keypad portion adjacent to said display portion, said keypad portion including:a top section having a curvilinear shape;a bottom section joined to said top section, said bottom section having a smooth, unobstructed curvilinear shape adapted to fit comfortably with a palm of a human hand so that a thumb and fingers of said human hand may wrap about said keypad portion; anda plurality of user activated keys extending from said top section to form a keypad, wherein said keypad may be operably manipulated by the thumb and fingers of said human hand to allow single handed operation of said portable data terminal wherein said plurality of user-activated keys includes one or more first function keys, a plurality of second function keys, and a plurality of third function keys, and wherein said one or more first function keys protrude farthest from said top section, said second function keys protrude next farthest from said top section, and said third function keys protrude least farthest from said top section so that said one or more first function keys, said second function keys, and said third function keys may be distinguished by touch.