Nokia Corporation

Nokia Technologies Oy

Toni Östergård

Brian James Davidson

Terho Kaikuranta

Bror Svarfvar

Nigel Richardson

Sami Inkinen

Ilkka HYYTIÄINEN

A content transfer system includes a provider deviceand a receptor device, such as a personal digital assistant. The receptor deviceis arranged to monitor the activity or usage of the device, and determine or predict therefrom a period of low device activity. In such a low period of activity, content transfer control means, in the form of a controller, is arranged to initiate the transfer of an item of content from the provider deviceto the receptor device. The content may be secondary content such as text information from a television signal. Compression, decompression or other processor intensive tasks, such as preparing the content according to the output capabilities, may also be performed during times of low device activity.

Content delivery according to device activity

Electromechanical input means for a portable electronic device comprise first and second layers of conductive or resistive material. The second layer overlaps the first layer at least partly so that the overlapping parts of the first and second layers together are responsive to touching or pressing to produce an electric input signal to the portable electronic device. There is a dielectric support layer for the first and second layers. At least a part of the dielectric support layer for the first layer continues past the first layer and is bent back to act as the dielectric support layer for the second layer.

Printable electromechanical input means and an electronic device including such input means

An integrated light guide for use in an electronic device having a plurality of key buttons to allow a user to input signals in the device, the light guide having a plurality of domes used as touch areas of the key buttons and a plurality of light escapement areas disposed at the domes. When coupled to a light source, a portion of the light received by the light guide from the light source escapes from the light escapement areas to illuminate the key buttons. Preferably, each dome has one or more electrically conducting patches provided under the dome such that when a touch area is pushed by the user, these patches are caused to interact with an electronic circuit placed under the light guide for activating a key.

Integrated light-guide and dome-sheet for keyboard illumination

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