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7430409 Method and apparatus for dynamic session placeholder for message collection user interface  
A method and apparatus for representing a conversation of related messages is provided. In a message collection user interface for displaying messages sent and received by a communications device,...
7429988 Methods and apparatus for convenient change of display characters on a handheld device  
A method and apparatus for convenient changing of a character display on a handheld device is disclosed. An example handheld device includes a screen to display an alphanumeric character, the...
7429979 Remote control with programmable button labeling and labeling display upon button actuation  
A universal remote control includes a display that is partitioned into a button touch-screen portion and a message area. The button touch-screen portion includes pre-determined or etched areas...
7429978 Portable electronic apparatus  
A portable electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a key operation unit which detects depression operation of each of a first direction key and a second direction key adjacent to the first...
7425947 Dual sided input device for a handheld computer  
A handheld computer assembly for integrating an input device with a handheld computing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention is comprised of a handheld computer comprising:...
7425944 Computerized information retrieval system  
A portable, handheld communication device for rapid retrieval of computerized information, the device having a generally rectangular shape with a display screen on one side that has a frame with an...
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...
7423647 Apparatus and methods of selecting special characters in a mobile communication terminal  
Apparatus and methods of selecting special characters in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes storing a set of European alphabet letters in a memory, inputting an...
7423637 Wireless file transmission  
A computer system which includes one or more wireless interface devices that are adapted to communicate with a remote host over a radio link. Each of the wireless interface devices is a pen-based...
7420881 Interactive switching device for a portable electronic apparatus  
The device includes data entry means ( 10 ), control means ( 14 ) connected to means ( 12 ) for displaying said data. The invention is characterised in that it further includes a processing unit (...
7420566 Apparatus and method for forming event picture in mobile communication terminal  
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for forming an event picture in a mobile communication terminal. According to the invention, when there occurs any event such as call reception, alarm or...
7420541 Wireless mouse  
A wireless mouse comprising an operating interface, a wireless communication module and a control unit is provided. The wireless communication module is for communicating with a receiver...
7418281 Centralized voice recognition unit for wireless control of personal mobile electronic devices  
Described are a method and system for controlling the operation of personal mobile electronic devices disposed about a user. Each device is adapted to receive command according to a common wireless...
7417625 Method and system for providing input mechanisms on a handheld electronic device  
Reassigning direction-related keys in a handheld device is disclosed. Activation of one of at least two direction-related keys on a rotatable panel of a hand held device is detected, wherein the...
7417624 Zero-force key activation keyboard with dynamic individual key illumination  
Described is a zero-force key activation keyboard with individual key illumination. The keyboard includes a non-moving key for causing generation of an input signal when activated. The key has a...
7414615 System and method for inputting characters using a directional pad  
A system and method for enabling a user to input characters using a directional pad of a computing device. The directional pad is configured to generate directional inputs. The invention creates...
7414614 User interface  
A user input device for providing 8-way directional control, comprising a first set of sensors consisting of a first sensor adjacent a second sensor, constituting a first pair of sensors, and a...
7412660 Automatically centered scrolling in a tab-based user interface  
A method and apparatus for presenting a tab-based graphic user interface (GUI) having more tabs than can be fitted across a screen side for a computer system. The computer system can be handheld...
7411584 Touch sensitive device employing bending wave vibration sensing and excitation transducers  
A touch sensitive apparatus includes a touch plate to which several pickup sensors and at least one excitation transducer are coupled. Each of the sensors is configured to sense bending waves in...
7411579 Information processing apparatus having function of changing orientation of screen image  
An information processing apparatus includes a housing with a top surface, a keyboard placed on the top surface of the housing, a display unit with a front surface and a rear surface, supported by...
7409232 Portable communication terminal set  
Stored are data including image data representing a plurality of images, opposite side party data representing a plurality of opposite side parties of communication, combination data representing...
7405728 Portable information terminal, program, and recording medium having the program recorded therein  
High-speed scrolling is performed when an operating dial 35 is rotated taking a central button member 36 as an axis, and low-speed scrolling when pushing either an upper button 42 A or a lower...
7403375 Adjustable LCD screen assembly for writing machine  
The adjustable LCD screen assembly for a writing machine includes base and an LCD screen assembly coupled to each other by a hinge assembly. An embodiment of the hinge assembly includes a pivot...
7403189 Graphical calculator  
A hand-held graphical calculator having a display and an input area is described. The input area includes a maximum of 30 keys and an input device. A hand-held graphical calculator package includes...
7403188 Handheld electronic device with text disambiquation employing advanced word frequency learning feature  
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. An enhanced word frequency learning feature is provided. The device provides output in...
7400908 Mobile communication terminal  
A mobile communication terminal comprises three body elements connected by a multi-functional hinge member for movement from a closed folded operative position to a flipped open first operative...
7400496 Keyboard attachment assembly for a computer device  
A keyboard attachment assembly for a computer device comprises a keyboard having a variably positionable connector and an adapter releasably couplable to the keyboard. The adapter comprises an...
7397467 Mobile communication terminal with multi-input device and method of using the same  
A radiation module capable of resisting reverse flow of hot fluid includes a fan, a radiator and a retaining tool. The fan provides an inlet and an outlet. The radiator is connected to the outlet...
7394457 Device behavior based on surrounding devices  
A method for modifying the operation of a device responsive to the detection of a remote device is provided. In the method, the remote device is detected, and communications with the remote device...
7394456 Raised keys on a miniature keyboard  
A miniature keyboard wherein the keys are arranged in a way to improve data entry and decrease the chance of depressing multiple keys at a time. Accordingly, the height of the keys are patterned to...
7388743 Electronic device and keyboard thereof  
A keyboard is disposed in a base having a first connecting member and includes a first keyboard body, a second keyboard body, a second connecting member and a connecting assembly. The second...
7388576 Handheld electronic device and keypad providing enhanced usability and reduced size, and associated method  
An improved handheld electronic device, keypad, and method in accordance with the invention meet these and other needs. An improved handheld electronic device having an improved keypad provides...
RE40368 Data input device  
A data input device including an optically generated image of a data input device, the image including at least one input zone actuable by an action performed thereon by a user, a sensor operative...
7386332 Mobile terminal device  
A mobile terminal device comprises a first case including display unit, and a second case arranged so as to slide with respect to the first case and including input unit. The mobile terminal device...
7386324 System and method for dual path terminal connection  
For communication between a display device and a processing apparatus (host), two connection modes are prepared, a wired connection mode, for communication along a wired connection path, and a...
7385599 Information display  
An information display displays predetermined information on a display screen, the type of drawing element is detected for each pixel of the display screen (step S 105 ), a brightness correction...
7385597 Information processing device with rotatable screen and external input device  
In an information processing device, system operations can be simply performed while a screen of a display body is viewed, even when the display body is folded against a main body. In the...
7385591 Out-of-vocabulary word determination and user interface for text input via reduced keypad keys  
Out-of-vocabulary (OOV) word determination corresponding to a key sequence entered by the user on a (typically numeric) keypad, and a user interface for the user to select one of the words, are...
7385590 Surveillance system workstation  
A workstation for a surveillance system comprising a display, a user input device and a control unit in communication with the display and the user input device. The user input device has a...
7385589 Portable interactive device integrated with housing and multi-purpose clip for physical fitness activity  
A device is disclosed that provides a multifunctional clip mounted on a portable, programmable, interactive apparatus. One embodiment of the device comprises a housing configured to be carried by a...
7385588 Keyboard illumination system and method  
A keyboard illumination system comprises a computer device having a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The system also comprises a display controller adapted to change an electrical state...
7383061 Peripheral device for a wireless communication device  
A peripheral device for a wireless communication device combines a full-sized input device and a full-sized display screen in a single device. A user interacts with data stored on the wireless...
7382359 Smart multi-tap text input  
A system and method for resolving ambiguities in multi-tap text input resulting from successive keystrokes of the same key. The keystroke timing is evaluated to assess whether a default...
7382358 System and method for continuous stroke word-based text input  
The disclosed System enables word-level text entry on a small displayed keyboard by tracing an input path that begins on or near the key of the first letter, passes through or near the key of each...
7382357 User interface incorporating emulated hard keys  
An emulated hard key that emulates a key of a user-selected keyboard is generated on a reconfigurable keyboard. In one exemplary embodiment, the reconfigurable keyboard has an array of...
7382355 Extractable terminal keypad  
A terminal includes a terminal body, a data output interface, and a data input interface. The data output interface includes a display disposed on a face of the terminal body. The data input...
7382353 Changing a function of a device based on tilt of the device for longer than a time period  
In various embodiments, changing the function involves disabling an input device, disabling an output device, changing a display mode of the output device from portrait to landscape, or increasing...
7382352 Optical joystick for hand-held communication device  
An optical joystick for a hand-held communication device employs an image capture device for sensing movement of a stylus by capturing images of the stylus or a target attached to a socket...
7379055 Data record method using a touch panel  
A data record method using a touch panel is disclosed. The touch panel can be separated from a computer. The computer and the touch panel store data having plural records respectively. The method...
7379052 Hand-held computer control device  
A hand-held control device which fits interchangeably into a user's right or left hand. An ergonomically correct housing allows the device to fit snuggly into the grasp of the users hand and be...