Mobile computing device with moveable housing segments
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04M-001/00
출원번호
US-0971136
(2008-01-08)
등록번호
US-8150482
(2012-04-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Matsuoka, Yoshimichi
출원인 / 주소
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
13인용 특허 :
228
초록▼
A mobile computing device includes a first housing segment and a second housing segment. The first housing segment includes a display surface on a front exterior face. The second housing segment that is slideably coupled to the first housing segment to move between an extended position and a contrac
A mobile computing device includes a first housing segment and a second housing segment. The first housing segment includes a display surface on a front exterior face. The second housing segment that is slideably coupled to the first housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position. The second housing segment includes a keypad provided on a surface that is exposed for use when the device is in the extended position. The first housing segment and the second housing segment are coupled so that a path of motion followed by one of the first housing segment or second housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced.
대표청구항▼
1. A mobile computing device comprising: a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face;a back housing segment that includes a keypad; anda slider assembly comprising a front plate coupled to the front housing segment and a back plate coupled to the back housing seg
1. A mobile computing device comprising: a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face;a back housing segment that includes a keypad; anda slider assembly comprising a front plate coupled to the front housing segment and a back plate coupled to the back housing segment, the front plate including at least two front slots and at least two front securement features, and the back plate including at least two back slots and at least two back securement features, wherein the at least two front securement features are received and slideably engaged with the at least two back slots and the at least two back securement features are received and slideably engaged with the at least two front slots;wherein the slider assembly enables the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position so that a path of motion followed by one of the front housing segment or back housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced. 2. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein all of the front exterior face is smooth and seamless. 3. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein substantially all, but not an entirety of the front exterior face is smooth and seamless. 4. The mobile computing device of claim 3, wherein the front exterior face includes a set of one or more mechanical interface features provided on a designated region. 5. The mobile computing device of claim 3, wherein the front exterior face includes only a single interface feature that protrudes from the front exterior surface. 6. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the display surface of the front housing segment occupies an area on the front exterior face that occupies at least a substantial portion of an overall area of the front exterior face. 7. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the display surface of the front housing segment includes a length or a width that occupies at least a substantial portion of a corresponding overall width or length of the front exterior face. 8. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the front exterior face includes a plurality of soft-user interface features that are provided apart from the display surface. 9. The mobile computing device of claim 8, wherein the display surface is rounded and convex on the first housing segment. 10. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the display surface is smooth and seamlessly provided on the front exterior face. 11. The mobile computing device of claim 10, wherein the front exterior face is rounded and convex. 12. The mobile computing device of claim 10, wherein the front housing segment includes a touch-sensitive area that at least partially overlaps the display surface. 13. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the touch-sensitive area encompasses all of the display surface. 14. The mobile computing device of claim 12, wherein the front housing segment houses a liquid crystal display (LCD) component that generates the display surface on the front exterior face. 15. The mobile computing device of claim 14, wherein the front housing segment includes a translucent shell that extends over the LCD component to provide the display surface, andwherein one or more touch sensors are provided with or in operational vicinity of the translucent shell to provide the touch-sensitive area. 16. The mobile computing device of claim 15, wherein the translucent shell is shaped to have a convex contour. 17. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the keypad is provided on a surface of the back housing segment that is recessed or contoured inward and is exposed for use when the mobile computing device is in the extended position, and wherein a depth of the recessed or contoured surface accommodates a thickness of the keypad. 18. The mobile computing device of claim 17, wherein the keypad corresponds to a keyboard. 19. The mobile computing device of claim 1, wherein the front housing segment includes a backside, and wherein a portion of the backside is exposed when the front and back housing segments are moved towards the extended position, and where the portion of the backside that is exposed is smooth. 20. A mobile computing device comprising: a front housing segment that includes a display surface on a front exterior face;a back housing segment that includes a keypad; anda slider assembly comprising a front plate coupled to the front housing segment and a back plate coupled to the back housing segment, the front plate including at least one front slot and at least one front securement feature, and the back plate including at least one back slot and at least one back securement feature, wherein the at least one front securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the at least one back slot and the at least one back securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the at least one front slot, and wherein the slider assembly enables the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position;wherein substantially all of the front exterior face is smooth and seamless. 21. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the display surface of the front housing segment occupies a majority of an overall area of a front exterior face of the front housing segment. 22. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the slider assembly enables the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between the extended and contracted positions along a path of motion that is continuously arced. 23. A housing assembly for a computing device, the housing assembly comprising: a front housing segment for a display surface on a front exterior face;a back housing segment that is structured to provide a keypad; anda slider assembly comprising a front plate coupled to the front housing segment and a back plate coupled to the back housing segment, the front plate including at least one front slot and at least one front securement feature, and the back plate including at least one back slot and at least one back securement feature, wherein the at least one front securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the at least one back slot and the at least one back securement feature is received and slideably engaged with the at least one front slot;wherein the slider assembly enables the front housing segment and the back housing segment to move between an extended position and a contracted position so that a path of motion followed by one of the front housing segment or back housing segment when moving between the extended position and the contracted position is continuously arced.
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