| US 7,492,354 B2 | ||
| Input device for a portable terminal | ||
| William F. Bartholomew, III, Jackson, N.J. (US); Ta Chen, Basking Ridge, N.J. (US); Stephen K. Lau, Matawan, N.J. (US); Stephen Muccione, Hackettstown, N.J. (US); and Ze Wang, Morrisville, Pa. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Mochis Investment LLC, Dover, Del. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 21, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/371,117. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0210224 A1, Nov. 13, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04M 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 345—169 [345/156; 455/575.3] | 16 Claims |
| 1. A portable terminal comprising:
a base;
a display, wherein said display is coupled to said base, and wherein said display has a display screen;
a cover, wherein said cover is rotatably coupled, for out-of-plane rotation, to at least one of either said display or said
base; and
an input device for accessing telecommunications capabilities of said portable terminal, wherein said input device:
is disposed on said cover; and
has two, concentric, tactile elements, comprising:
an outer, ring-shape element; and
an inner, circular-shape element;
wherein said input device is the only device disposed on said cover that is capable of accessing said telecommunications capabilities
of said portable terminal.
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