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Patent US8072427 - Pivoting, multi-configuration mobile device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA mobile device 500 comprises a display portion 502 including a display screen, a first keypad portion 501, a second keypad portion 502, and at least one input device 508, 510-524, 531-544 associated with at least one of the first keypad portion 501, the second keypad portion 502, and the display portion...http://www.google.com/patents/US8072427?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8072427 - Pivoting, multi-configuration mobile deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8072427 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/421,185Publication dateDec 6, 2011Filing dateMay 31, 2006Priority dateMay 31, 2006Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20070279387Publication number11421185, 421185, US 8072427 B2, US 8072427B2, US-B2-8072427, US8072427 B2, US8072427B2InventorsVelimir Pletikosa, Jason T. Griffin, Norman M. Ladouceur, Robert LowlesOriginal AssigneeResearch In Motion LimitedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (211), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (13), Classifications (30), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPivoting, multi-configuration mobile device
In the depicted example, the alphabetic letters are arranged on the keys in a QWERTY layout. Keys on the first outer column of keys 410-414 have two raised surfaces each. The ten letters in the top row of a QWERTY keyboard, “Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P” each correspond to one of the ten raised surfaces of the five keys in the first outer column 410-414 as shown in FIG. 10. Keys in the middle column 415-419 have four raised surfaces each. The sixteen letters in the middle and bottom rows of a traditional QWERTY keyboard, “A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, Z, X, C, V, B, N, M” each correspond to one of the twenty raised surfaces of the five keys in the middle column 415-419 as shown in FIG. 10. The letter “L” is the only letter on the key labeled 419, and letters “J, K, and M” are the only letters on the key labeled 41. Other alphabetic key layouts are also possible, for example, AZERTY, Dvorak, Alphabetic, and/or Function layouts, as well as the twenty-four key predictive text keyboard that is fully described in “Keyboard Arrangement,” U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/785,790, which is owned by the assignee of the present application. As an alternative to the 3�5 layout, a 2�5 layout could be utilized where the “Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P” are on the top part of the keys in the top row, the “A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L” are on the bottom part of the keys in the top row, and the “X, C, V, B, N, M” are on the top part of the keys in the bottom row. Alternatively, the “Q, W, E, R, T, Y, U, I, O, P” could be positioned on the lower part of the keys in the upper row, with the “A, S, D, F, G, H, J, K, L” and “X, C, V, B, N, M” positioned on the upper and lower parts, respectively, of the keys in the bottom row.
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