Motorola Corporation

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Roger J Jellicoe

Donald W Zerrien

Hafid Hamadene

Eric LeRoy Krenz

Leigh M Chinitz

Mark A Gannon

Allen L Davidson

Richard Huang

Li Chen

Douglas M Hamilton

Lawrence John Chapa

Enrico J DiMario

A hand-held device and method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device are provided. The method includes defining as being active a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function. A control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function. A transition gesture is then detected including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, where upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions. A further control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function.

Hand-held device and method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface

The present invention provides a hand-held device including a split touch sensitive input surface, the touch sensitive input surface including a first touch sensitive array, which has a position sensor adapted for detecting a relative position of a first pointer device, and a second touch sensitive array which has a position sensor adapted for detecting a relative position of a second pointer device. The second touch sensitive array is separate from the first touch sensitive array and is located on a common side with the first touch sensitive array. The hand-held device further includes a display visible from an exterior surface of the device, which is different from the exterior side interface surface where the first touch sensitive array and the second touch sensitive array are located, where the current relative position of an end of a respective pointer interacting with each of the first touch sensitive array and the second touch sensitive array are illustrated on respective display areas of the display by a display controller coupled to the first touch sensitive array, the second touch sensitive array, and the display.

Wireless communication device and split touch sensitive user input surface

A communication device having a front housing and first and second independent keypad housings having respective keypads functionally connected to the front housing. The front housing has a speaker, a microphone, and a display panel. Each keypad has a key configuration that is different than the other. The front housing, first keypad housing, and second keypad housing are constructed to overlap and stack in a nested configuration in which each of the keypads is concealed by the front housing. The front housing is movable relative to each of the keypad housings from the nested configuration to an extended position in which one of the keypads is exposed and physically accessible by a user.

Communication device having multiple keypads

A telescoping antenna ( ) has a mast element ( ) with first and second ends ( ), the first end ( ) being mounted on a cellular telephone housing ( ) and establishing electrical connection with signal processing circuitry ( ) within the cellular telephone ( ). The telescoping antenna ( ) also has a cylindrical radiating element ( ) that slidably engages the mast element ( ). In a retracted or stowed position first ends ( ) of the mast element ( ) and the cylindrical radiating element ( ) are substantially adjacent, and second ends ( ) of the mast element ( ) and the cylindrical radiating element ( ) are also substantially adjacent. A loading coil ( ) has a first end ( ) permanently connected to the second end ( ) of the cylindrical radiating element ( ) and has a second end ( ) engageable with the second end ( ) of the mast element ( ). The loading coil ( ) engages the mast element ( ) when the antenna ( ) is in a stowed position, and is disconnected from the mast element ( ) when the antenna ( ) is in the deployed position. The antenna ( ) provides a substantially constant frequency of operation in both an extended and retracted orientation.

Minimum frequency shift telescoping antenna

An antenna structure (108) operates in the presence of narrow or wide band interference and yet is able to enjoy high receiver sensitivity. This is done by steering the antenna structure (108) radiation pattern null in its near field at the noise source.

Adaptive antenna structure for a computational device

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Woodstock, IL, United States of America

Roger J Jellicoe