Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Mobile Phones Limited

Hannu Pirskanen

Christian Lindholm

Jari Tapio Ijäs

Roope Rainisto

Panu Mangrten Johansson

Virpi Roto

Jussi-Pekka Kekki

Kalle Saarinen

Henri Melaanvuo

Eero Tamminen

Petri Tolppanen

Simo Säde

Juho Paasonen

Matti Vaisanen

A pocket computer is presented having an apparatus housing and a user interface with a touch-sensitive display provided at a first side surface of said apparatus housing, at least one key for navigation among content shown on said display, and at least one key for performing zooming on content shown on said display. Various methods of operating this user interface are also presented.

Pocket computer and associated methods

A portable, foldable electronic device comprising an opened use position and a closed use position, and a handle arrangement for the same. It comprises at least a first housing part, a second housing part, a hinge mechanism arranged for folding the housing parts, an electronic display fitted on at least one inner wall of the housing part, a handle-like third housing part arranged for holding the device in the use positions and comprising a wall to be placed transversely against the user's palm, wherein the hinge mechanism is arranged on the side of the opposite wall and arranged for folding the first and the second housing parts in relation to the third housing part, wherein each adjacent wall is provided with at least one key button within reach of the fingers, and wherein the first wall, the upper wall or the edge therebetween is provided with a navigation key within reach of the forefinger, equipped with a push-button function and arranged rotatable in at least two opposite directions.

Key and button arrangement for a portable, foldable electronic device comprising at least two use positions

A portable, foldable electronic device has an opened use position and a closed use position, and a hinge mechanism for the same. The device is constructed with at least a first housing part with at least an inner wall, a second housing part with at least an inner wall a hinge mechanism is arranged to fold the first and second housing parts relative to each other for a first use position, wherein the inner walls are placed against each other, remaining between the housing parts, and for a second use position, wherein the inner walls and simultaneously the housing parts are placed adjacent to each other. The device also has a third housing part, to which the first and the second housing parts are attached by means of the hinge mechanism in such a way that they are simultaneously folded in relation to the third housing part as well, when the device is opened and closed.

Portable, foldable electronic device comprising at least two use positions

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Oulu, Finland

Hannu Pirskanen