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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098814 | Handheld electronic device with keyboard A keyboard includes a plurality of keys each of which is associated with indicia corresponding to at least one of alphabetic characters, numbers, or commands. The keys of the plurality of keys associated with alphabetic characters number fewer than 26 and greater th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7869589 | Piezoelectric user interface The invention relates to an apparatus (1) comprising a keypad (2), and means for generating a tactile response to a user of the apparatus when a key in said keypad is pressed. In order accomplish a simple construction requiring a minimum of space, said... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864949 | Keyboard arrangement and mobile communication device incorporating the same The array of keys constituting a numeric phone keypad on a mobile communication device only partially overlaps the array of keys that make up the text input keypad creating an offset so that only subsets of the keys constituting the two keypads are common to both. W... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7831037 | Four column keypad A keypad arrangement and keypad arrangement of a handheld device implements a 12-key keypad to optimize space utilization on a handheld device. The display area on a user viewable side may occupy 25% or more of the available user side surface of the handheld device.... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7804955 | Flexible key plate A device includes a front cover with a cutout, a rear cover connected to the front cover, and a substrate including a key pad provided within the front cover and the rear cover. The key pad is substantially aligned with the cutout of the front cover. The device also... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7787617 | Communication terminal An exemplary communication terminal includes a main body, a cover, and a keypad. The main body has a triggering area and a microphone boot near the triggering area. The cover defines an opening and a sound inlet near the opening. The keypad contacts the triggering a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7676036 | Input device and personal mobile terminal having the same An input device provided for an apparatus (1) which is held with a hand of a person. The input device includes a plurality of input keys (5) which are operated with a finger holding the apparatus (1), wherein in a case where the apparatus (1 | 03/09/2010 |
| 7664256 | Mobile terminal apparatus Disclosed is a mobile terminal apparatus which includes: an upper housing in which a display portion having a display screen is disposed; a lower housing having an inner major surface in which an operating portion including a plurality of kinds of input keys is disp... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660410 | Cellular phone apparatus with keyboard A cellular phone has a three-stage stacked structure including a ten-key case of a lower stage, a full-key case of a middle stage and a display case of an upper stage. When the cellular phone is in call style, the ten-key case is slid in the longitudinal direction t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7634080 | Multifunctional keyboard for a mobile communication device and method of operating the same An apparatus and method for telephony tone signal and character code generation for QWERTY keyboards includes a QWERTY style keyboard, a processor and a keyboard mode control software module. The QWERTY style keyboard has a plurality of letter keys, wherein each let... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616761 | User interface with key timeout An electronic device, such as a telephone, includes a key operable to be pressed into a depressed position, said key being associated with a function, and a control system for initiating the function associated with the key, wherein if the key is pressed into the de... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7590234 | Keypad with flanged keys for high audio front porting communication products The embodiments of the invention concern a keypad (120). The keypad can include a membrane (143), at least one key with at least one flange 150 to overlap with at least one second flange of a second key (146), and at least one audio port ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574002 | Mechanical key lock for portable electronic devices and portable electronic devices including the same An electronic device includes a housing and a keypad arranged on an outer surface of the housing. The housing furthermore includes a displaceable portion which is displaceable between a “locked” position in which the keypad is deactivated and an “active” pos... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7561685 | Handheld electronic device with keyboard A keyboard for a handheld electronic device comprises ten keys arranged in four rows in a DTMF keypad format. Three of the keys respectively bearing numerals 1, 2 and 3 arranged in a first row, three of the keys respectively bearing numerals 4, 5 and 6 arranged in a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7539303 | Keypad assembly A keypad assembly (20) is described that includes a housing (100) and a keypad (200) connecting with the housing. The housing has a keyhole area (144) formed thereon, and the housing has at least one keyhole (146) defined therein a... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7512229 | Key unit, method for marking key top, and method for manufacturing key unit using the same As a marking laser beam, a laser beam of wavelength 532 nm obtained by extracting by extracting second higher harmonic of the Nd:YAG laser or a laser beam of wavelength 355 nm obtained by extracting third higher harmonic of the Nd:YAG laser is used on a metal film f... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7502462 | Keyboard for a mobile device A keyboard apparatus includes a group of keys with corresponding actuation indicia for a plurality of numerals in a telephone keypad and a plurality of letters in an overlapping text-entry keyboard. Each key in the group is configured for multi-directional movement ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7489777 | Electronic device having operation keys that display images with switchable display directions An easy to use electronic device is provided. The electronic device functions as a telephone and has a display portion, an audio input portion, an audio output portion, and operation keys. The display portion has a passive element, and the operation keys have LEDs. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7444163 | Mobile digital devices A mobile digital device comprises a ten-key pad being comprised of a key mat 21 on which ten-key buttons 21a-21c with respective projections 21aa-21cc on the under surfaces thereof are laid out and a key... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437184 | Input device, especially for a mobile telephone, module comprising an input device, mobile telephone and method for the production thereof The present disclosure relates to an input device, especially for a mobile telephone, a module comprising an input device and a method for the production of an input device and/or a module. An input device is provided, including, a module comprising an input device,... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433721 | Mobile communications equipment A mobile communications equipment realizes data input with both hands, and an operation style of a small personal computer although it is a mobile phone in size. A first device unit includes a main unit loaded with a display unit for displaying various information. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423557 | Key input device combined with key display unit and digital appliance having the same A key input device combined with a key display unit and a digital appliance having the same are disclosed. The key input device includes a key display unit for displaying a character or an image that identifies a key, a touch sensing unit that moves down and up by a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424306 | Apparatus for temporarily storing phone numbers and short messages An apparatus for temporarily storing phone numbers and short messages is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing including electronics operable to receive an input and display a sequence of no more than seventeen characters in response to the input. The electron... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7423634 | Pocket data input board The invention is a keyboard which is rigid, less than 2.5 mm thin, ultra-light, with large and spaced, touch sensitive, finger friendly keys for fast and easy, multi-finger, one or two hands, even walk and type touch typing. Its keys shapes and arrangements enable a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421269 | Functional cover for use with a wireless terminal A wireless communication terminal has a user exchangeable cover part. The wireless communication terminal and user exchangeable cover part are electrically interconnected by means of an electrical connector. The user exchangeable cover part comprises identification ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417564 | Enhancing character input in electronic device The invention relates to an electronic device and a method of enhancing character input in an electronic device comprising a set of keys. The method comprises associating a group of characters with at least one key; detecting repeated presses of a key; detecting whe... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7391861 | Input devices and their use A keypad in which output keystrokes are determined both from individual switch activation and from the combined activation of adjacent switches. The keypad has a substrate carrying an array of sense elements arranged to change state in response to keypad operation, ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383067 | Mobile wireless communications device comprising integrated antenna and keyboard and related methods A mobile wireless communications device includes a housing and main circuit board carried by the housing and having circuitry thereon. A keyboard circuit board is carried by the lower portion of the housing and has a keyboard section and keyboard circuitry thereon c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378991 | Condensed keyboard for electronic devices Methods, apparatuses, systems, and media for generating characters for electronic devices using condensed keyboards are disclosed. Embodiments comprise a method of manipulating a set of keys adapted to be manipulated using fingers of a left hand and a right hand of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372958 | Portable communication apparatus A portable communication apparatus includes arrow keys for moving a highlight bar to select one of a plurality of information items displayed on screen and an Enter key for executing a selected information item. The arrow keys and the Enter key are disposed close to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372959 | Handheld electronic device with reconfigurable keypad An improved handheld electronic device has a display and a keypad, with the keypad being movable among a number of configurations that enable the “real estate” occupied by the keypad to be increased or decreased, and to correspondingly enable the viewable area o... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373180 | Method and apparatus for accentuating graphical elements on a mobile handset housing A transparent mobile handset housing with graphical elements such as alphanumeric characters, icons, and logos positioned directly onto the housing with visibility enhanced through backlighting. The transparent housing is covered with an opaque coating and omitted p... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369064 | Key and keyboard A key includes a light-permeable body, a light-shading layer and a first dye layer. The light-shading layer is formed on the surface of the light-permeable body and has a first light-permeable area and a second light-permeable area. The first dye layer is formed on ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369881 | Portable telephone and method of manufacturing the same A portable telephone includes a lower case and elastic sheet, an operation button portion component, and an operation button illuminating light source. Predetermined openings are formed in each of the lower case and elastic sheet to arrange a plurality of front surf... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366555 | Mobile station enclosure An enclosure for a mobile station such as a cellular telephone. The enclosure has a front cover and a back cover integrally formed with a living hinge, which may itself function as an end cover. The front and back covers rotate away from each other about the living ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361859 | Key sheet Disclosed is a thin key sheet that is relatively free from breakage due to depressing operation. When key tops are depressed, float-supporting portions of rubber moldings and a film sheet undergo deformation, and a depression load can be borne by both the float-supp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362243 | Apparatus and method using color-coded or pattern-coded keys in two-key input per character text entry Letters (more generally, language symbols) are entered electronically by selecting, in sequential fashion, two keys on a standard phone layout. The first key in the two-key sequence is that key on which the desired letter is displayed. The keys and the letters displ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359505 | Space-efficient ergonomic telephony keypad A space-efficient ergonomic telephony keypad is described which comprises three separate groups of four buttons collectively capable of performing twelve distinct electronic switch operations. Each button is formed for tactile operation. Each group has the four butt... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359697 | Cordless telephone unit including audible confirmation of called party A main phone of a cordless telephone unit has i) a cordless communicator for establishing cordless communications with a cordless handset; and ii) a voice generator for converting called-party information received from a cordless handset into voice data. On the othe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356361 | Hand-held device A hand-held device that provides communication services and symbol processing is described. The device includes a case having a front side comprising a display and a lid having a transparent portion through which the display can be seen in a lid-closed state. In one... | 04/08/2008 |
