Integrated personal digital assistant device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9549056-B2
Application number	US-201514947852-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 20, 2015
Priority date	Jun 11, 2001
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:
receiving an incoming call;
generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device further comprises a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
muting a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sound comprises an alarm.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sound comprises a message alert.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and
the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.

11. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:
receiving an incoming call;
generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
toggling a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.

16. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a display;
a ringer switch;
a power button; and
a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
receive an incoming call;
generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
stop the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

17. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
mute a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 19 , wherein the sound comprises an alarm.

21. The mobile computing device of claim 19 , wherein the sound comprises a message alert.

22. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

23. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.

24. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein:
the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and
the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.

25. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.

26. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a display;
a ringer switch;
a power button; and
a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
receive an incoming call;
generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
toggle a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.

27. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.

28. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
turn off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.

29. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.

30. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.

31. A mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:
means for receiving an incoming call;
means for generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state; and
means for generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state
means for stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.

32. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Hawkins Jeffrey Charles
• Bridgwater Thomas
• Haitani Robert Yuji
• Rees William

Classifications

• H04M19/048

  Arrangements providing optical indication of the incoming call, e.g. flasher circuits · CPC title

• H04M19/04

  the ringing-current being generated at the substations · CPC title

• H04M1/72519 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W52/027

  by controlling a display operation or backlight unit · CPC title

• H04M19/047

  Vibrating means for incoming calls · CPC title