Motorola Corporation

Palm, Incorporated

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Huy P Nguyen

Lawrence K Lam

Shawn Robert Gettemy

Kean Wong

Bill Webb

Claudio Santiago Ribeiro

James Talmage Davis, Ii

Son Quang Le

Bruce Wade Ross

Albert L Nagele

Daniel L Williams

Harold L Wikel

Thomas G Beaumont

Antonio J Belton

Monika R Wolf

Galina Treyer

Michael Douglas Prince

Stephen M Stanton

Gregory Lane Henderson

Daniel R Troutman

Joan E Monnig

Paul F O'Connor

Paul A DiSalvo

A handheld device with a compact integrated touch panel is disclosed. A handheld device incorporating a touch panel display requiring electrical connections is reduced in size by incorporating electrical pathways within the support structure of the touch panel display, obviating the need for a flex circuit extension from the touch panel display for connection to the handheld device. A further reduction in size is obtained by providing an inherent visually homogeneous perimeter for the touch panel display by matching the colors of the conductive and dielectric materials, thereby eliminating the need for a bezel.

Display with visually homogeneous border

A handheld data processing device having three functional components assembled in a sliding configuration. A processor module is mechanically coupled to two sliding covers. The processor module houses circuits for performing the functions of data processing and may also include a display and input/output functionality. The two sliding covers provide protection for the processor module and may include input/output transducers such as a keypad, speaker or microphone. Embodiments of the handheld data processing device include a handheld computer, wireless telephone and handheld video display. Used as a telephone, the sliders may house a speaker and a microphone.

Integrated handheld data processing device having a sliding form factor

A handheld computer is provided that includes a first module and at least a second module. The first module includes a processor and a display. The second module is slideably coupled to the first module so that it functions as a sliding cover that may effectively change the visible area of the underlying display. The handheld computer includes a sensing device coupled to the processor. The sensing device provides information to the processor regarding the relative position of the first module with respect to the second module. The information provided may be used to reconfigure the visual output of the display or to select a macro command presented on the display.

Handheld computer having moveable segments that are interactive with an integrated display

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Huy P Nguyen