Blackberry Corporation

Motorola Corporation

Research in Motion Corporation

Aaron Robert Allen

Douglas Wayne Moskowitz

Felipe Alonso Varela

Rohit Krishna Koppal

Martin Earl Holman, Iv

Iv Holman Martin Earl

Patrick Yves Mas

Jason Tyler Griffin

Francis M Staszesky

Jose M Gonzalez

Paul Brian Koch

Alejandro Candal

Shawn Glenfield Bernard

Martin Philip Riddiford

Donald James Lindsay

Timothy Herbert Kyowski

Peter Mankowski

James Carl Infanti

Michael George Langlois

Laura A Mahan

Dietmar Frank Wennemer

Ryan Alexander Geris

David I Blatt

Peter D Iezzi

Julia Allwright

Matthew Ronald Michieli

Stephen M Stanton

James Lee Isbell

Sean David Drew Wilson

Sam V Hosseini

Sacha Benjamin Holland

Marko Escalante

Jean-Charles Mas

Eduardo Nogueiras

Dav H Karl

John R Bohlen

Jim Fullalove

James Fullalove

Tomas Manuel Trujillo

Sean David Wilson

Martin Earl Iv Holman

Iv Martin Earl Holman

Martin Earl Holman Iv

Varela Felipe Alonso Alonso

Marko Antonio Escalante

James C Infanti

A portable electronic device (), including a first housing (), a second housing () slidably coupled to the first housing, the first housing and the second housing movable between a closed position, an open position and a transition position between the open position and the closed position, at least one input device (), and at least one position sensor () operable to detect whether the portable electronic device is in the open position, the closed position or the transition position. When the at least one position sensor detects the transition position, the at least one input device is disabled.

Portable sliding electronic device operable to disable a touchscreen display when opening and closing the device

According to one aspect, a portable electronic device that includes a base portion and a sliding portion. The sliding portion is adapted to be coupled to the base portion and slideable relative thereto between a closed position and an open position. The device also includes a flex connector coupled to the sliding portion, the flex connector having a connector end, a dynamic region, and an intermediate coupler between the connector end and the dynamic region. The device also includes a guide base slidably coupled to the sliding portion, the guide base being adapted to be mechanically coupled to the intermediate coupler so as to secure the flex connector to the guide base before the sliding portion is coupled to the base portion.

Portable slidable electronic device having a dynamic flex alignment scheme and methods of assembling same

A touch-sensitive apparatus includes a first material, a second material joined to the first material such that the first material and the second material are substantially flat across an interface between the first material and the second material, and first touch sensors disposed continuously across the interface from the first material to the second material.

Touch-sensitive display and method

An electronic device includes a housing, a touch-sensitive display exposed by a front of the housing, an actuator disposed between a back and the front of the housing and configured to move the touch-sensitive display and the front of the housing relative to the back when actuated, and functional components comprising memory and a processor coupled to the memory and the touch-sensitive display.

Electronic device including touch-sensitive display and actuator for providing tactile feedback

A portable electronic device includes a lower housing and an upper housing slidable relative to the lower housing between closed and open positions. The upper housing includes an auxiliary input device and a display. A primary flex connector electrically connects the lower and upper housings. At least one secondary flex connector may electrically connect the primary flex connector to the auxiliary input device or the display. The upper housing may include a cover plate that is removable to allow access to at least a portion of the flex connectors.

Portable electronic device with auxiliary input device and flex connector therefor

A handheld electronic device may include a housing and a display supported by the housing. The handheld electronic device may further include a slider element slidably mounted to housing. The slider element may be configured to move relative to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A keyboard may be coupled to slider element, and may move between a stowed position behind the display and a fully deployed position.

Handheld electronic device having a slidable keyboard

A portable electronic device includes a lower housing and an upper housing coupled to the lower housing and slidable relative thereto between closed and open positions. The upper housing includes a cover plate affixed to a rear of the upper housing. The cover plate may conceal at least one electrical connector housed in the upper housing, and may be removable to allow access to at least a portion of the at least one electrical connector. The cover plate may be configured to maintain the lower and upper housings in a generally uniform spaced apart relationship as the upper housing moves between the closed and open positions.

Portable electronic device with upper housing and cover plate therefor

A portable electronic device comprises a lower housing including a battery compartment. An upper housing is coupled to the lower housing and is slidable relative thereto in a first linear direction between a closed position and an open position. A battery cover is configured to engage the lower housing and move generally in the first linear direction relative to the lower housing from an unlatched position to a latched position in which the battery cover interlocks with the lower housing and encloses the battery compartment. The battery cover may comprise at least one of a post element or a beam element and the lower housing may comprise at least one of the other of the post element or the beam element. The post and beam elements are configured to interlock with one another when the battery cover is in the latched position.

Portable electronic device with battery cover and locking mechanism therefor

A portable electronic device includes a lower housing slidably coupled to an upper housing, the lower and upper housings being movable between a closed position and an open position, and a holster sized and shaped for holding the device in a holster position. The device also includes a first position sensor to detect proximity of at least one positioning object and output a first sensor output signal indicative of the proximity of the at least one positioning object to the first position sensor, a second position sensor to detect proximity of the at least one positioning object and output a second sensor output signal indicative of the proximity of the at least one positioning object to the second position sensor. The first and second sensor output signals cooperate to indicate whether the portable electronic device is in one of the open position, the closed position and the holster position.

Portable electronic device having holster and including a plurality of position sensors

The disclosure is directed at a roller assembly for a mobile communication device having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top and bottom portions slidably connected, the roller assembly comprising a slide plate; a guide plate including guide rails for receiving the slide plate; an actuator connected to the slide plate and the guide plate; a shuttle portion, located within the slide plate; and a cam portion for engaging with the shuttle portion, the cam portion including an intermediate detent portion; whereby when the slide plate is moved between open and closed potions, the slide plate can be stopped in an intermediate position by the intermediate detent portion.

Roller assembly for a mobile communication device

In some aspects, a portable electronic device is provided having a slidable upper housing movable relative to a lower housing between an open position and a closed position, and a front bezel. The front bezel holds the components of the portable electronic device together and covers up at least some of the fasteners used to attach components of the portable electronic device.

Electronic device including a front bezel operable to secure the device together

A slide system for a mobile device including a base portion and a slide portion configured to slide in relation to the base portion, the system including: at least one base magnet provided to the base portion; a plurality of slide magnets provided to the slide portion and configured such that the plurality of slide magnets are aligned to the at least one base magnet at predetermined positions during movement of the slide portion relative to the base portion; and a magnetically active element provided to the slide portion in spatial relation to at least one of the plurality of slide magnets such that magnetic forces between the at least one of the plurality of slide magnets and the at least one base magnet are affected. In particular, the magnetic forces can be altered to provide an altered 'feel' to the sliding movement by lowering repulsive forces and increasing attractive forces.

Mobile device slide system and method

A mobile device is described herein in which the mobile device can have a base portion that can include a guide base and can also have a slider portion that can include a sliding plate. The slider portion can be slidably engaged with the base portion and can move relative to the base portion. The mobile device can also include a cover plate that can be slidably engaged with the guide base of the base portion and the sliding plate of the slider portion. In one arrangement, the cover plate can be configured to selectively cover a slot of the sliding plate. As an example, when the slider portion moves from a closed position to an open position, the cover plate can move in substantially the same direction as the slider portion due to a friction coefficient between the cover plate and the sliding plate being greater than a friction coefficient between the cover plate and the guide base.

Cover plate assembly and method of operation of same

The invention concerns an antenna assembly () and a method () of operation thereof. In one arrangement, the antenna assembly can include a first antenna element () and a second antenna element (), electrically disconnected from the first antenna element and a switching element () to selectively connect the first antenna element and the second antenna element. In another arrangement, the method can include the steps of sliding () the switching element to a first position to operate the antenna assembly in a first mode of operation and sliding () the switching element to a second position to operate the antenna assembly in a second mode of operation. As an example, in the first mode of operation, the antenna assembly can operate as a one-half wavelength antenna. In the second mode of operation, the antenna assembly can operate as a quarter wavelength antenna.

Antenna assembly and method of operation thereof

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Pembroke Pines, FL, United States of America

Aaron Robert Allen