Keyboard device, control method, and non-transitory recording medium
US-2024419259-A1 · Dec 19, 2024 · US
Keyboard for hand-held devices
US8941511B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8941511-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113151728-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled.
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What is claimed is: 1. A cellular phone comprising: a keyboard having a first key having a first contact surface that is substantially flat and extends between opposed first key sides, and between a first key top and a first key bottom, and having a first cross-section between one of the first key sides and the other of the first key sides in which one of the first key sides is a sloping planar surface that meets the first contact surface at an obtuse angle; and a second key hav…
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- What does patent US8941511B2 cover?
- A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Griffin Jason T, Blackberry Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/0202. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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