Patent ID: 7363064

Claim:
A handheld electronic device comprising: a case having a front surface; an input apparatus; and an output apparatus comprising an audio transducer and a display disposed on the case; the input apparatus comprising a keypad having a plurality of keys arranged on the front surface of the case in a number of rows and columns with respect to a main axis of the case, the main axis being disposed generally centrally on the case, extending across the display, and being one of: disposed substantially centrally along a column of keys; and disposed substantially between two adjacent columns of keys; the case being formed to have an outwardly protruding corner at a first side of the main axis that provides to the case an asymmetry with respect to the main axis; wherein the protruding corner comprises an at least partially rounded apex, an elongated first leg, and an elongated second leg, the first leg being oriented generally oblique to the main axis, and the case being formed to have a second corner adjacent the outwardly protruding corner and disposed at a second side of the main axis, the second leg extending generally between the apex of the outwardly protruding corner and the apex of the second corner, substantially all tangents to the second leg being oriented oblique to the main axis.