WO2001099481A3 - Functional enclosure for a personal electronic device - Google Patents

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WO2001099481A3
WO2001099481A3 PCT/US2001/016568 US0116568W WO0199481A3 WO 2001099481 A3 WO2001099481 A3 WO 2001099481A3 US 0116568 W US0116568 W US 0116568W WO 0199481 A3 WO0199481 A3 WO 0199481A3
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electronic device
personal electronic
functional enclosure
configuration
enclosure
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PCT/US2001/016568
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Thomas J Tarnowski
Tor A Alden
Shaohui Qui
Brett R Johnson
James A Wilson
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Dow Chemical Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0247—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings comprising more than two body parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K5/00—Casings, cabinets or drawers for electric apparatus
    • H05K5/0021—Side-by-side or stacked arrangements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C49/00—Blow-moulding, i.e. blowing a preform or parison to a desired shape within a mould; Apparatus therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/34—Electrical apparatus, e.g. sparking plugs or parts thereof
    • B29L2031/3431—Telephones, Earphones
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29L—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00—Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/34—Electrical apparatus, e.g. sparking plugs or parts thereof
    • B29L2031/3431—Telephones, Earphones
    • B29L2031/3437—Cellular phones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72427—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for supporting games or graphical animations

Abstract

Disclosed is a configurable housing for a personal electronic device having multiple operating modes wherein the configuration of the housing determines the operating mode of the personal electronic device. Moreover, each configuration is well suited and easy to use for the selected operating mode.
PCT/US2001/016568 2000-06-16 2001-05-21 Functional enclosure for a personal electronic device WO2001099481A2 (en)

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US21189500P 2000-06-16 2000-06-16
US60/211,895 2000-06-16

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DE3223134A1 (en) * 1982-06-21 1983-12-22 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Plastics housing
DE9215398U1 (en) * 1992-11-12 1993-02-04 Hartung Spiele Berlin & Exim Design Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh, 1000 Berlin, De
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US5579487A (en) * 1992-10-02 1996-11-26 Teletransaction, Inc. Portable work slate computer with multiple docking positions for interchangeably receiving removable modules

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US4237540A (en) * 1978-03-01 1980-12-02 Olympus Optical Company Limited Tape recorder with table computer
DE3223134A1 (en) * 1982-06-21 1983-12-22 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Plastics housing
US5202817A (en) * 1989-06-07 1993-04-13 Norand Corporation Hand-held data capture system with interchangeable modules
US5579487A (en) * 1992-10-02 1996-11-26 Teletransaction, Inc. Portable work slate computer with multiple docking positions for interchangeably receiving removable modules
DE9215398U1 (en) * 1992-11-12 1993-02-04 Hartung Spiele Berlin & Exim Design Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh, 1000 Berlin, De

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