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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Peter Skillman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Gioscia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael Yurochko, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arthur Zarnowitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Skillman, San Carlos, CA (US);
Richard Gioscia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael Yurochko, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Arthur Zarnowitz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Palm, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an effective keypad assembly and keypad layout for mobile computing devices. In particular, embodiments of the invention provide keyboard layouts and designs. Additionally, embodiments described herein provide for stack components to make keyboards operable on small-form factor devices.