Patent ID: 7102614

Claim:
A manually operable input apparatus for a portable electronic processing device, defining a plurality of regions each representing a respective data item, said manually operable input apparatus comprising a plurality of sheets configured to produce a response to a mechanical interaction and a stand for supporting said electronic processing device; wherein said sheets are configured to be wrapped around said electronic processing device to provide a protective cover, and said sheets are configured to be foldable through at least one of said plurality of regions; said input apparatus comprises connecting means to connect said input apparatus to said electronic processing device, and said connecting means is foldable to allow said input apparatus and said electronic processing device to be mutually arranged in an operational configuration in which said electronic processing device is supported in a position spaced apart from said input apparatus, and to be reconfigured into a wrapped configuration in which said electronic processing device is enveloped by said input apparatus, by the steps of folding said connecting means about a first axis to an intermediate position in which said electronic processing device is received on a surface of said input apparatus, and bending said input apparatus about a second axis non-parallel with said first axis and a third axis non-parallel with said first axis.