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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2003
Paul E. Jacobs, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Mergenthaler, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Gad Shaanan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Theodore R. Santos, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey Swanson, Erie, CO (US);
Andrew G. Lejman, Lafayette, CO (US);
David Larson, Superior, CO (US);
Paul E. Jacobs, San Diego, CA (US);
Steven Mergenthaler, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Gad Shaanan, La Jolla, CA (US);
Theodore R. Santos, Boulder, CO (US);
Jeffrey Swanson, Erie, CO (US);
Andrew G. Lejman, Lafayette, CO (US);
David Larson, Superior, CO (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
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.