Patent ID: 7534060
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A keypad of a handheld electronic device comprising: a plurality of keys, at least a first portion of the keys of said plurality of keys being arranged generally in a plurality of rows, each row of at least a portion of said plurality of rows comprising a plural quantity of keys of said plurality of keys; each key of at least a second portion of the keys of said at least a first portion of the keys having a number of linguistic elements assigned thereto, each key of at least a third portion of the keys of said at least a second portion of the keys having a plurality of linguistic elements assigned thereto; the plurality of rows comprising a first row, a second row, and a third row, the second row being disposed between the first row and the third row; the second row comprising a second plurality of sequentially disposed keys of the plurality of keys, the linguistic elements assigned to the second plurality of sequentially disposed keys correspondingly sequentially comprising one of: the third row comprising a third plurality of sequentially disposed keys of the plurality of keys, the linguistic elements assigned to the third plurality of seqentially disposed keys correspondingly sequentially comprising one of: wherein said plurality of keys are arranged generally in a plurality of columns, each column of at least a portion of said plurality of columns comprising a plural quantity of keys of said plurality of keys; the plurality of columns comprising a first column and a second column; the first column comprising a first plurality of sequentially disposed keys of the plurality of keys, the linguistic elements assigned to the first plurality of sequentially disposed keys correspondingly sequentially comprising “Q”, “A”, and “Z”; and the second column comprising a second plurality of sequentially disposed keys of the plurality of keys, the linguistic elements assigned to the second plurality of sequentially disposed keys correspondingly sequentially comprising “P”, “L”, and “M”.