Integrated personal digital assistant device
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1. Decided Jul 26 2006 7 pages SyncML Website Introduction Page SycnML Initiative LTD Retrieved on Oct 24 2002 Retrieved from the Internet XURL http www syncml org about intro html 2 pages SynML Sync Protocol Retrieved on Dec 7 2000 Retrieved from the Internet URL http www syncml org docs syncml proto col v10 20001207 pdf 60 pages SynML Sync Protocol Version 1 0 1 Retrieved on Jun 15 2001 Retrieved from the Internet URL http www syncml org docs syncml protocol v101_20010615 pdf gt 61 pages Wireless Application Protocol Service Loading WAP 168 ServiceLoad 2001 10731 a Version Jul 31 2001 18 pages Wireless Application Protocol Service Indication WAP 167 ServiceInd 200110731 a Version Jul 31 2001 28 pages Wireless Application Protocol Push Message WAP 251 PushMes sage 20010322 a Version Mar 22 2001 14 pages Wireless Application Protocol SAP Sync Spec Data Synchronisa tion Specification WAP 234 SYNC 20010530 a Version May 30 2001 11 pages Wireless Application Protocol Wireless Application Protocol Wire less Markup Language Specification Version 1 3 WAP WML WAP 191 WML Feb 19 2000 110 pages U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 1 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 kam Li US 8 538 478 B2 Sheet 2 of 12 Sep 17 2013 U S Patent il if z Old 707 U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 3 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 Power B2. e g by pressing the scroll up button In alternative embodi ments the call is disconnected as soon as the lid is closed If a telephone call is not in progress then in one embodi ment opening the lid when the device is already on has no effect 520 That is even if there is an application assigned to be launched upon the opening of the lid when the power is already on opening the lid does not launch the assigned application but rather has no effect on what application is currently executing Also in one embodiment if a call is not in progress closing the lid turns the device off 522 In addition in one embodiment keyboard 108 is deacti vated when the lid 104 is closed whether the device 100 is on or off This guards against inadvertent input to the device when pressure is applied to the lid e g if the device is carried in a pocket or if something heavy is placed on top of the device In alternative embodiments the keyboard 108 remains active at all times regardless of lid position In one embodiment application and scroll buttons 106 remain active even when the lid 104 is closed This allows the scroll buttons to be used to respond to dialog boxes that may be presented to the user when the lid is closed For example if an alarm goes off the user can dismiss the alarm by pressing a scroll button instead of having to open the lid to tap the display 118 or press a button on the keyboard 108 Jog Rocker Device 100 includes a
3. pi y Buluado uonoy U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 6 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 ce IA N A Launcher IA Menu Command E ListType Character Keyboard Layout of Device 100 FIG 6a g o c o T E s z Character Punctuation Symbol Number Layout of Device 100 FIG 6b Punctuation Symbol Number Layout U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 7 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 4 simiT wiTiF s gt Z ERE e 702 FIG 7a sMITIWEIFISI A FEEE e 704 FIG 7b U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 8 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 Uy Phone Call yyy R Home 1 650 555 1459 802 U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 9 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 UNA NN US 8 538 478 B2 Sheet 10 of 12 Sep 17 2013 U S Patent neart ES FIG 9b US 8 538 478 B2 Sheet 11 of 12 Sep 17 2013 U S Patent FIG 9c U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 12 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 US 8 538 478 B2 1 INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT DEVICE CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation of U S patent applica tion Ser No 13 117 729 filed May 27 2011 which is a Continuation of U S patent application Ser No 12 163 948 filed on Jun 27 2008 now U S Pat No 8 224 379 which is a Continuation of U S patent application Ser No 09 976 475 filed on Oct 12 2001 now U S Pat No 7 395 089 which claims priority and benefit under 35
4. USC 119 e to U S Provisional Application No 60 297 817 filed Jun 11 2001 each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety BACKGROUND 1 Field of the Invention The present invention is related generally to a user interface for a personal digital assistant device 2 Description of the Related Art Carrying a personal digital assistant PDA around is very convenient for tasks such as taking notes at a meeting or lecture scheduling appointments looking up addresses and for performing a whole host of other functions However one function not easily performed with a PDA is that of telecom munications A typical cellular telephone meanwhile offers arange of features from speed dial to speakerphone to caller ID phonebook etc In order to have the functionality of a cellular telephone and the functionality of a PDA consumers have generally had to choose from a selection of largely unsatisfactory options The most common option is to carry both a PDA and cell phone This is undesirable however because of the obvious impractical aspects of having to deal with two separate devices both in terms of sheer bulk as well as the inconvenience of switching between units Simply put there are more things to buy more things to break and more things to lose Another option is to purchase an add on telephone device for a PDA While this option is preferable to carrying two devices around it still has limitations Fo
5. is mapped to Oui in a French language application This allows a user to execute a foreign language application on device 100 while providing similar functionality to an English language application FIGS 9a 9d illustrate views of an embodiment Provi sional Application No 60 297 817 filed Jun 11 2001 which is incorporated by reference provides FIGS 9a 95 which illustrate a speed dial view the default view can be the speed dial view a contacts view a dial pad view dialing on the screen may be physically easier than using the keyboard a call history view The foregoing discloses exemplary methods and embodi ments of the present invention It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other forms and variations without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention Accordingly this disclosure of the present invention is illus trative but not limiting of the invention the scope of which is defined by the following claims What is being claimed is 1 A method for operating a mobile computing device the method being performed by one or more processors and com prising receiving a first user input via one or more input mecha nisms to initiate a phone application in response to receiving the first user input initiating the phone application by providing a user interface feature for the phone application on a display of the mobile computing device and enabling the user to operate the phone a
6. the following application buttons 106 and combinations are mappable a Phone Application button a Calendar Application button an Internet Browser Application button a Messaging Application button In alternative embodiments the following combinations are also mappable Option Calendar Application button Options Phone Application button Option Internet Browser Application button Option Messaging Application button US 8 538 478 B2 7 Keyboard In one embodiment keyboard 108 includes the following keys a z 26 keys period Symbol key Space Return Backspace Shift key Option key Menukey FIG 6a illustrates one embodiment of a keyboard 108 layout In FIG 6A the bottom label of each key indicates its normal character while the top left label indicates its shift key character and the top right label indicates its option key character FIG 66 illustrations just the number punctuation keys extracted from FIG 6a In an unmodified state the keys produce the main character printed on them In one embodiment there is no on screen modification state indicator for the unmodified keyboard state In Shift state the keys produce a capital version of the main character printed on them as illustrated in FIG 6a In Option state the keys produce the alternate character illustrated in FIG 65 In one embodiment pressing the Option key once puts device 100 in Option state Pressing Option in Option state puts th
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8. 18 However if the power button is pressed during this or subsequent countdowns 320 the dis play is again inverted at step 316 This countdown cycle continues until the power button is not pressed during the countdown 320 Referring now to FIG 4 there is shown a flowchart of the operation of the power button functionality starting from a device on state Initially the device is on and the power key is pressed 400 If the power key is being pressed for the first time 402 e g it has not been pressed for at least the previous half second no action is initially taken If the power button is held down for longer than a threshold amount of time e g 1 second 404 then the radio is toggled on oroff 406 Ifthe power button is held down for less than the threshold amount 404 then upon release a countdown of predetermined length e g 1 2 second is begun 408 Ifthe power button is not pressed 410 during the countdown then the device is turned off 416 Ifthe power button is pressed 410 during the countdown then the backlight is toggled on or off 412 Ifthe cycle is repeated and 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 4 the power button is pressed for a third time during the count down then the display is inverted 414 and the backlight is turned on if not already on After the display is inverted 414 another countdown is begun 416 If the power button is pressed again 418 during the countdown then the display is o
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10. As will be appreciated by those of skill in the art the present invention may exist in a variety of embodi ments including embodiments in which the integrated device includes more or fewer physical components than are illus trated in FIG 1 For example FIG 2 illustrates another device 200 that does not have a keyboard but instead has a writeable US 8 538 478 B2 3 area 202 enabling input to the device 200 via for example a stylus For convenience and clarity device 100 of FIG 1 serves as the illustration that will be referenced throughout this specification but such reference should in no way be understood to restrict what is disclosed to such an embodi ment Device 100 includes an integrated GSM radio also referred to as a cellular telephone and while in alternative embodiments is of varying sizes and shapes in one embodi ment the device is designed to fit comfortably in a pocket While the radio uses the GSM standard in one embodiment in alternative embodiments the radio may use the CDMA stan dard or any of a variety of other well known wireless stan dards Power Button Device 100 has a power button 110 located in one embodi ment on the top face next to the antenna 112 In one embodi ment the power button 110 performs the following functions A single press and release of the power 110 button toggles device 100 on off Pressing and holding the power button 110 toggles the radio on off Double tapping the p
11. a2 United States Patent US008538478B2 10 Patent No US 8 538 478 B2 Hawkins et al 45 Date of Patent Sep 17 2013 54 INTEGRATED PERSONAL DIGITAL 56 References Cited ASSISTANT DEVICE U S PATENT DOCUMENTS 75 Inventors Jeffrey C Hawkins Redwood City CA 3 573 376 A 4 1971 Bartlett et al USI Thomas B Bridgwater San Eo Francisco CA US Robert Y Haitani 4 922 526 A 5 1990 Morganstein et al Menlo Park CA US William B Rees 4 931 783 A 6 1990 Atkinson Menlo Park CA US 4 996 704 A 2 1991 Brunson 5 396 544 A 3 1995 Gilbert et al t 5 410 593 A 4 1995 Kamota 73 Assignee Palm Inc Sunnyvale CA US 5 585 749 A 12 1996 Pace et al 5 594 640 A 1 1997 Capps et al Notice Subject to any disclaimer the term of this Continued patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U S C 154 b by 0 days FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS EP 0611239 AI 8 1994 EP 933908 A2 8 1999 21 Appl No 13 609 042 EP 1071029 A2 1 2001 OTHER PUBLICATIONS 22 Filed Sep 10 2012 Basterfield D The IBM PalmTop PC110 Jan 30 2000 pp 1 3 TOSA Blackberry Handheld Installation amp Getting Started Guide 2002 65 Prior Publication Data Copyright by Research in Motion Limited 295 Philip Street Water US 2013 0005400 A1 Jan 3 2013 loo Ontario Canada N2L 3W8 Revised Feb 27 2003 pp 39 41 www rim net Continued Related U S Application Data Primary Examiner Sam Bhattacharya 63 Continuation of applicati
12. able ringer switch a keyboard and an Auto Word Completion function that veri fies and corrects a user s typing in real time BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG 1 is an illustration ofa device with keyboard in accor dance with an embodiment of the present invention FIG 2 is an illustration of a device without keyboard in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention FIG 3 is a flow chart illustrating power on behavior of a device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention FIG 4 is a flow chart illustrating power off behavior of a device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention FIG 5 is an illustration of a matrix describing behavior of a lid attached to a device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention FIGS 6a and 65 are illustrations of a keyboard layout in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention FIGS 7a and 76 illustrate views of a display screen when Option mode and Option Lock mode are activate in accor dance with an embodiment of the present invention FIG 8 is an illustration of a dialog box presented to a user when a call is incoming in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention FIGS 9a 9d illustrate views of an embodiment DETAILED DESCRIPTION In the discussion set forth below for purposes of explana tion specific details are set forth in order to provide a thor ough understanding of the invention It will be app
13. bination with a modifier key In one embodiment an option key is the modifier key for these key combinations Inone embodiment the following applications are mapped to option and application button combinations Option Phone Application button maps to Memo Pad Option Calendar Application button maps to To Do Option Internet Browser Application button maps to City Time Option Messaging Application button maps to the calcu lator In one embodiment the Option Application button key combination works both in series and in parallel For example pressing and releasing the Option button a serial combination then pressing an application button 106 launches the application that is mapped to that application button s option modification Similarly pressing and holding the Option button while pressing the application button 106 a parallel combination also launches that application button s option modification Ifthe option modification times out before the application button 106 is pressed then the functionality is the same as if only the application button had been pressed Pressing and holding Option and then pressing an appli cation button 106 while Option is still held down also launches the application that is mapped to that applications button s option modification What occurs if the user contin ues to hold the application button in is controlled on an application by application basis In one embodiment
14. ble medium of claim 11 wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to enable the user to initiate a telephone commu nication from interacting with each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view 14 The non transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein when the user interface feature is switched to the keypad view the user is enabled to initiate a telephone com munication by dialing a sequence of keys on the display 15 The non transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the speed dial view is a default view of the user interface feature of the phone application
15. d key combina tions Common actions which may also be on screen buttons like New and Details are frequently included as menu items These menu items have menu button letter combina tions assigned to them so that they may be executed easily from the keyboard 108 In one embodiment menus on device 100 are navigable via a menu key and menu mode Pressing and releasing a dedi cated hardware menu key on keyboard 108 displays a first pull down menu of the current view Pressing and releasing the menu key a second time dismisses the menu While the menu is being displayed in one embodiment the user can navigate the menus and execute menu items with the following actions Scroll Up displays the next menu list to the right Scroll Up from the last menu list scrolls back to the first Holding Scroll Up repeats this action at the normal repeat rate Scroll Down moves a highlight down through the current displayed list of menu items US 8 538 478 B2 9 If there is no highlighted item such as when the menu list is first displayed then the first press of Scroll Down highlights the first menu item Scroll Down from the last menu item in the list scrolls back to the first item in the same list Holding Scroll Down repeats this action at the normal repeat rate Space executes the highlighted menu item on press Return also executes the highlighted menu item on press Backspace dismisses the menu At any time when any me
16. e device in Option Lock state Pressing Option in Option Lock state clears the state Option state is canceled upon the entry ofthe Option modified character Option Lock state is not canceled upon the entry of the Option modified character hence the Lock ness Option state can be canceled without entering a character by pressing the Option key twice once for lock the second for clear or pressing backspace Note that in one embodiment backspace cancels Option state but not Option Lock state Referring now to FIG 7a in one embodiment an on screen modification state indicator 702 for Option state which indicates to the user that the Option key has been pressed is an oval tilted to have the same appearance as the shape of the Option key itself Referring now to FIG 75 the on screen modification state indicator 704 for Option Lock state is similar to the Option state indicator except with a bottom bar Holding down a key for a prolonged period causes the key to repeat In one embodiment all text entry has the same repeat rate i e holding down the j produces j s at the same rate as holding down shift j produces J s and option j pro duces 5 s The Option and Shift keys both time out if additional input is not received within a prescribed period of time e g 3 seconds in one embodiment Note that in one embodiment the Option Lock and Shift Lock states do not time out In addition in a preferred embodiment when the curre
17. jog rocker 114 such as is pictured in FIG 1 A jog rocker in one embodiment allows four input actions up down press in and press and hold While individual applications provide specific responses to input from jog rocker 114 in one embodiment pressing the jog rocker 114 when device 100 is turned off wakes device 100 up and launches a predefined application such as the phone application in one embodiment In one embodiment this behavior is executed on jog rocker 114 press not release so that a press and hold of the jog rocker 114 wakes the device up launches the predefined application on the press and then executes within the appli cation whatever that application has specified for a jog rocker 114 hold on the hold In another embodiment jog rocker 114 can be used to provide a scroll up and scroll down function similar to that provided by scroll buttons 106 In one embodiment this is the default use for jog rocker 114 when an application does not provide additional functionality for the jog rocker Ringer Switch Ringer switch 116 is used in a preferred embodiment to select whether incoming telephone calls should produce an audible ringing sound on device 100 Ina first position device 100 produces such a ring tone which is customizable in one embodiment using application software stored on device 100 In a second position device 100 does not produce a ring tone for an incoming call In one embodiment device 100 is con figured
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19. nce again inverted 414 and countdown 416 restarted This continues until the countdown expires without the power button being pressed 418 In addition in one embodiment pressing the power button 110 when there is an incoming call silences the ring or vibrate Further ifa call is in progress pressing the power button turns off the device 100 but does not terminate the call Finally if the device is off when a call comes in the device is turned on and the backlight is illuminated which helps to locate the device 100 e g in a poorly lit room Lid Referring again to FIG 1 there is shown a view of device 100 having a lid 104 attached to base 102 In FIG 1 lid 104 is connected to base 102 via a hinge or other mechanism that allows lid 104 to open and close Note that the lid 104 may be connected to base 102 in any of a variety of ways while still including features described herein The particular embodi ment of FIG 1 is therefore meant to illustrate only one of many possible configurations Inone embodiment lid 104 features a hardware switch for lid open and lid close detection and may additionally include an integrated speaker for flip phone like functionality When closed in one embodiment lid 104 covers all of base 102 except for application and scroll buttons 106 In one embodi ment lid 104 also includes a transparent window for viewing the display 118 of device 100 while the lid 104 is closed The effect of opening and cl
20. nitiate a telephone communication by dialing a sequence of keys on the display 10 The mobile computing device of claim 6 wherein the speed dial view is a default view of the user interface feature of the phone application 11 A non transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform steps compris ing receiving a first user input via one or more input mecha nisms to initiate a phone application in response to receiving the first user input initiating the phone application by providing a user interface feature for the phone application on a display of the mobile computing device and enabling the user to operate the phone application by inter acting with the user interface feature via the one or more input mechanisms the user interface feature being able to switch between a speed dial view a contacts view a keypad view and a call history view of the phone appli cation in response to additional user inputs 12 The non transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 wherein the user interface feature for the phone applica tion includes an icon for each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view and wherein the icon for a corresponding view is highlighted when the user interface feature for the phone application is switched to the corresponding view 13 The non transitory computer reada
21. ntly executing application on device 100 changes from a first application to a second application the Shift state is cleared to avoid unintended Shifted input into the second application Auto Word Completion In order to provide a fast and easy way to enter awkward or often misspelled text device 100 includes a word auto completion correction system that in one embodiment checks every word that a user enters against a database of common misspellings and convenient abbreviations and replaces the entered word with a preset correct or complete version of the 20 25 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 8 word For example ifa user enters beleive it will automati cally bereplaced with believe Ifa user enters im it will be replaced with I m In one embodiment Word Completion executes whenever a user enters any character that signals that they are finished typing the previous word e g Space Any punctuation Tab Return Next or Previous Field For instance when a user types b e e 1 v e the word beleive is still displayed If the user then enters a space or any ofthe characters listed above then beleive is replace by believe Typing backspace once will erase the space or tab new line etc that invoked the Word Completion Typing backspace a second time will undo the word completion without deleting the last character of the word At this point typing any of the characters that usuall
22. nu is displayed pressing any of the short cut letters executes the corresponding menu item even if that menu item is in a menu list that is not currently displayed Typing any character that is not detailed above or a short cut letter plays an error beep At any time whether or not a menu is displayed pressing and holding the menu key and pressing a one of the shortcut letters executes the corresponding menu item in one embodi ment without the menu being drawn on the screen Pressing and releasing the menu key and then pressing the shortcut letter will display the menu however in one embodiment Any menu that is being displayed is dismissed whenever a menu item is executed Shift Lock and Option Lock are ignored when entering short cut letters It is possible how ever to enter an option character as a short cut character in parallel User presses the menu button to enter menu mode User presses and holds Option User presses x for instance The menu item with the short cut character would get executed because the question mark is formed by pressing Option x Pressing and releasing Option and then pressing x would execute the menu item with the short cut letter x Menu mode itself will not clear the modification state but the execution of a menu item may clear the modifications state depending on what that menu item does User starts in Option Lock User presses the menu button User presses the menu button again to dismi
23. on No 13 117 729 filed on May 27 2011 now abandoned which is a 57 ABSTRACT continuation of application No 12 163 948 filed on An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA Jun 27 2008 now Pat No 8 224 379 which is a and cellular telephone Features include a power button offer continuation of application No 09 976 475 filed on ing control of both the computing and telephony functions of Oct 12 2001 now Pat No 7 395 089 the device a lid that turns the device on and off and controls 2 A additional telephony functions a jog rocker that activates the 60 n application No 60 297 817 filed on Jun 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 51 Int CI in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added function H04W 88 02 2009 01 ality a keyboard that enables data input into the device an 52 U S CI automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects USPE ces uL esc 455 556 2 455 566 a User s typing in real time and a simplified keyboard navi 58 Field of Classification Search dem rs that allows the navigation of menus using key oard shortcuts USPC ceteri 455 446 556 2 566 567 See application file for complete search history 15 Claims 12 Drawing Sheets US 8 538 478 B2 Page 2 56 5 633 912 5 724 408 5 748 100 5 751 707 5 797
24. one second after the initial incoming call notification then the call is answered 508 Note also that in one embodiment a user can choose to accept or ignore any incoming telephone call by selecting the answer 802 or ignore 804 options presented in a popup dialog box Similarly if the user is in the process of closing the lid when a call comes in it is desirable to assume that the lid is being closed not in response to the incoming call but rather by coincidence Thus ifthe lid is closed within an initial time e g one second of the first notification of an incoming call US 8 538 478 B2 5 no action is taken 510 After this initial period if the lid is closed then in one embodiment the ring is silenced the call is ignored and the device is turned off 512 During an active call the lid is open in a preferred embodi ment unless a headset is plugged in Ifa call is in progress and the headset is being used then opening the lid has no effect on the call 514 If the lid is closed while a headset call is in progress the device is turned off but the call is not discon nected 516 If a telephone call is in progress without using a headset then closing the lid hangs up the telephone in one embodiment after displaying a warning message confirming that the call is about to be disconnected and turns the device off 518 During the confirmation warning message the user has the opportunity to tell the device not to disconnect the call
25. osing the lid 104 varies accord ing to the state of device 100 at the time the lid 104 is opened or closed In one embodiment and referring now to FIG 5 opening and closing the lid 104 has the following effect Ifthe device is off opening the lid turns on the device 100 and launches 502 a predetermined application In one embodiment the predetermined application is a speed dial view of a telephone application however in other embodi ments the application can be any application on the device 100 assignable by the user in one embodiment via a prefer ences control panel type application If the device is off closing the lid has no effect 504 If the device is on then it is in one of three states either a call is in progress a call is incoming or there is no call activity Ifa call is incoming then an incoming call notification is given to the user An illustration of such a notification is shown in FIG 8 It will be appreciated that a user may be in the process of opening the lid when a call comes in In such a situation the user may not want to actually take the incoming call For that reason if the lid is opened within in one embodiment one second of the incoming call notification no action is taken 506 although the user can still answer the call in other ways e g by tapping a dialog box 802 on the display ofdevice 100 In other embodiments the time maybe shorter or longer than one second If the lid is opened more than
26. ower button 110 toggles a backlight on off Triple tapping the power button 110 inverts the display 118 and insures that the backlight is on A single press of the power button 110 when an incoming call is ringing silences the ring but does not turn off the device 100 Referring now to FIG 3 there is shown a flowchart of the operation of the power button functionality starting from a device off state Initially the device 100 is off and the power key is pressed 300 If the key is being pressed for the first time within a given period 302 e g it has not been pressed for at least the previous half second the device 100 is switched on 304 If the power button is held down for longer than a threshold amount of time e g 1 second 306 then the radio is toggled on oroff308 If the power button is held down for less than the threshold amount 306 then upon release a count down of predetermined length e g 2 second is begun 310 Ifthe power button is pressed 312 during the countdown then the backlight is toggled on or off 314 If the cycle is repeated and the power button is pressed for a third time during the countdown 312 then the display 118 is inverted 316 and the backlight is preferably turned on if it is not already on If the power button is not pressed 312 during the countdown then no additional actions take place as a result of the power button press After the display is inverted in step 316 the countdown is once again begun 3
27. pplication by inter acting with the user interface feature via the one or more US 8 538 478 B2 11 input mechanisms the user interface feature being able to switch between a speed dial view a contacts view a keypad view and a call history view of the phone appli cation in response to additional user inputs 2 The method of claim 1 wherein the user interface feature for the phone application includes an icon for each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view and wherein the icon for a corresponding view is highlighted when the user interface feature for the phone application is switched to the corresponding view 3 The method of claim 1 further comprising enabling the user to initiate a telephone communication from interacting with each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view 4 The method of claim 1 wherein when the user interface feature is switched to the keypad view the user is enabled to initiate a telephone communication by dialing a sequence of keys on the display 5 The method of claim 1 wherein the speed dial view is a default view of the user interface feature of the phone appli cation 6 A mobile computing device comprising a display device one or more input mechanisms amemory to store a phone application a processor coupled to the display the one or more input mechanisms and the memory the processor to receive a fi
28. r example an add on telephone device adds bulk to and changes the form factor of the PDA In addition since such a PDA must be designed to operate without an add on telephone the degree to which the user interface of the PDA can be integrated with the user interface of the add on telephone is limited Thus an add on solution is of only limited value since there is not a true integration between the cellular telephone device and the PDA but rather two separate devices at best co existing side by side Accordingly what is needed is a system and method for providing a user interface to a device featuring integrated functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone SUMMARY In accordance with the present invention there is provided a system and method for using an integrated device featuring functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone Features of the present invention include a power button offering con trol of both the computing and telephony functions of the device a lid that turns the device on and off depending on its state and can also be used to begin and terminate calls a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options application buttons that offer direct 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 2 access to applications stored on the device and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality an override
29. reciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details In particular those skilled in the art will appreciate that the methods described herein can be implemented in devices systems and software other than the examples set forth In other instances conven tional or otherwise well known structures devices methods and techniques are referred to schematically or shown in block diagram form in order to facilitate description of the present invention The present invention includes steps that may be embodied in machine executable software instructions and includes method steps that are implemented as a result of one or more processors executing such instructions In other embodi ments hardware elements may be employed in place of or in combination with software instructions to implement the present invention The software instructions may be stored in RAM or ROM or on other media including removable media The present invention includes a user interface for the operation of an integrated handheld personal computing device and wireless communication device Referring now to FIG 1 there is shown an example of such an integrated device 100 As illustrated in FIG 1 device 100 includes a base section 102 a lid 104 application and scroll buttons 106 power button 110 antenna 112 jog rocker 114 and ringer switch 116 and display 118 In addition device 100 includes a keyboard 108
30. rst user input via the one or more input mecha nisms to initiate the phone application in response to receiving the first user input initiate the phone application by providing a user interface fea ture for the phone application on the display device and enable the user to operate the phone application by inter acting with the user interface feature via the one or more input mechanisms the user interface feature being able to switch between a speed dial view a contacts view a keypad view and a call history view of the phone application in response to additional user inputs 7 The mobile computing device of claim 6 wherein the user interface feature for the phone application includes an icon for each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view and wherein the icon for a corresponding view is highlighted when the user inter face feature for the phone application is switched to the cor responding view 8 The mobile computing device of claim 6 further com prising a radio component for wireless communications and 20 25 30 35 40 45 12 wherein the processor further enables the user to initiate a telephone communication from interacting with each of the speed dial view the contacts view the keypad view and the call history view 9 The mobile computing device of claim 6 wherein when the user interface feature is switched to the keypad view the user is enabled to i
31. ss the menu The user should still be in Option Lock Thus when buttons containing certain text are on the screen certain keys or key combinations can be pressed that will execute the buttons as if they were pressed on the screen The buttons that are mapped to the keyboard in one embodiment are OK Done Cancel Yes No Next Previous The following four keys key combinations are used for mapping to certain common on screen buttons in one embodiment Return Backspace Option Return Option Backspace Option Return and Option Backspace will work only in parallel Globally in one embodiment Option Return executes OK Done 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 10 Yes Next Send Accept Option Backspace executes Cancel No Previous Back Reject In one embodiment if there is no opportunity for text entry on a particular screen then the holding down of the Option key may be unnecessary Thus for example within the con text of alert dialogs Return executes OK Done Yes Next Send Accept Backspace executes Cancel No Previous Back Reject Return and Backspace do not map to buttons in other contexts in one embodiment since in other contexts there will likely be text areas in which Return and Backspace benefit from their normal functionality In addition in one embodiment the mappings described above also apply to non English based applications For example Option Return
32. to vibrate in response to an incoming telephone call 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 6 The vibrate feature of device 100 may additionally be acti vated by applications executing on device 100 for example even when ringer switch 116 is in the first position the audible ring position In one embodiment when ringer switch 116 is in the sec ond position all sounds made by device 100 are muted and not just the ring tone Thus for example while a number of applications executed on device 100 e g an alarm a mes sage alert etc may instruct device 100 to produce a sound the location of the switch in the second position will stop device 100 from actually making the sounds In yet another embodiment device 100 allows software resident on device 100 to override the physical setting of ringer switch 116 This may be of particular use for example ifthe ringer switch is in the first position while a call is in progress and it is undesir able to have sounds from device 100 interfering with the call in an annoying fashion Application Buttons A device such as device 100 typically has one or more application and scroll buttons 106 located physically on the device providing direct access to applications associated with the buttons as well as up down and left right scroll functionality Using a keyboard 108 of device 100 different applications are assignable to the application buttons 106 being pressed in com
33. utton Pressed Device Switched On 304 First Second or Third Press 302 Toggle Backlight 314 Radio toggled on off 308 Invert Display 316 Held Greater than Threshold 306 Begin Countdown 318 Begin Countdown 310 Yes Power Button During Countdown 320 Power Button During Countdown 312 Fig 3 U S Patent Sep 17 2013 Sheet 4 of 12 US 8 538 478 B2 Power Button Pressed First Second or Third Press 402 Toggle Backlight 412 Invert Display 414 Radio toggied on Yes off 406 1st Held Greater than l Threshold 404 Begin Countdown 408 Power Button During Countdown 410 Begin Countdown 416 Yes Power Button During Countdown 418 No Fig 4 Device Switched Off 416 US 8 538 478 B2 Sheet 5 of 12 Sep 17 2013 U S Patent CzS OLS Buiujon 02S vis yo eot op dn Buey jou saog sun swnj Yo eolAep sun dn Buey puooes z s Ae dsiq J9uo E IED SAY E G Old XEN pri BLS CLS YO ao1Asp yo asap SUNL dn suey uogeuunuoo jeo se1ou Buu S99U9J1S UOHEIINHON Jo S Jeyv UQ J9MOd 39199 jeg Buiwodu OLS BUJON Bulujon UOEOYRON JO S UUM toS Aa pij y 0 peuDisse dde y seuoune UO eotAep sun IJ espes Aliy epnjoul YO JeMog 80G COS pr eui Suiso
34. y invoke Word Completion will not invoke it again If the replacement word in the database is not capitalized then the capitalization of the word to be replaced is main tained For instance there is an entry in the Word Completion database that has the wrong word feild marked to be replaced with field so feild becomes field Feild become Field Ifthe replacement word in the database is capitalized then the resulting word is capitalized no matter what the capitali zation ofthe word to be replaced was For instance there is an entry in the Word Completion database that has the wrong word im marked to be replaced with I m so im becomes I m Im becomes I m Keyboard Navigation and Commands In one embodiment device 100 switches off or sleeps in order to conserve power after a predefined period of time In such circumstance pressing a key on the keyboard 108 wakes the device back up i e restoring the device to a power on state in the same condition that it was in prior to going to sleep In other embodiments waking the device 100 up is equivalent to a power on command which starts the device with a pre defined initial application Note that the keys which will wake the device up may be predetermined or may be changeable by the user In one embodiment some navigational activities of device 100 are keyboard enabled Buttons such as OK Done and Cancel are mapped to certain keys an
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