Mobile wireless communications device with user navigation using an antenna and related methods

US8977320B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8977320-B2
Application numberUS-201313907238-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 31, 2013
Priority dateMar 21, 2011
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a display carried by the housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a display navigation input device carried by the housing and including an antenna and an oscillation circuit coupled to the antenna, and a controller coupled to the display, wireless transceiver, and display navigation input device.

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That which is claimed is: 1. A mobile wireless communications device comprising: a wireless transceiver; a touchless input device comprising at least one antenna, and at least one circuit coupled to said at least one antenna and configured to provide a touchless interface; and a controller coupled to said wireless transceiver and touchless input device, said controller configured to provide touchless device navigation responsive to the touchless interface.…

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What does patent US8977320B2 cover?
A mobile wireless communications device may include a housing, a display carried by the housing, a wireless transceiver carried by the housing, a display navigation input device carried by the housing and including an antenna and an oscillation circuit coupled to the antenna, and a controller coupled to the display, wireless transceiver, and display navigation input device.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Research In Motion Ltd, Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/0488. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).