Qualcomm Incorporated

Steven A Mergenthaler

Paul Eric Jacobs

Gad Shaanan

David C Stowers

Theodore R Santos

Dawn E Beattie

Charles S Curbbun

Richard K Kornfeld

Gina M Lombardi

Andrew Lejman

John K Lee

David Larson

Ty R Aberle

Daniel Waldburger

Jeffrey Swanson

Daniel H Weber

Michael L Aronson

Lawrence Gach

Stephen G Miggels

Francois Duval

Thomas J Chintala

Wade Lyle Heimbigner

Yvan Brousseau

James C Wightman

Michael H Daffara

Mark E Millman

David Waldburger

An apparatus comprising: a display for presenting information to a user; a housing connected to the display for supporting the display; and a keyboard assembly deployable through a sliding connection to the housing, the keyboard assembly deployable in multiple directions, the information presented to the user through the display is oriented based on deployment of the keyboard assembly, direction of deployment of the keyboard assembly, and input from an application resident on the device. The application prescribes the orientation of the information presented on the display to the user in relation to the direction of keyboard assembly deployment.

Portable device with versatile keyboard

An apparatus comprising: a display for presenting information to a user; a housing connected to the display for supporting the display; and a keyboard deployable through a sliding connection to the housing, the keyboard deployable in multiple directions, the information presented to the user through the display is oriented based on deployment of the keyboard, direction of deployment of the keyboard, and input from an application resident on the device. The application prescribes the orientation of the information presented on the display to the user in relation to the direction of keyboard deployment.

Portable phone

Wireless local loop handset

Wireless local loop power supply

Wireless local loop telephone

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Boulder, CO, United States of America

Steven A Mergenthaler