Integrated personal digital assistant device
View Patent ↗An integrated device provides functionality of both a PDA and cellular telephone. Features include a power button offering control of both the computing and telephony functions of the device; a lid that turns the device on and off and controls additional telephony functions; a jog rocker that activates the device and is used to select from a variety of menu options; application buttons that offer direct access to applications stored on the device, and which can be configured to operate in conjunction with secondary keys to offer added functionality; a keyboard that enables data input into the device; an automatic word completion function that verifies and corrects a user's typing in real time; and a simplified keyboard navigation system that allows the navigation of menus using keyboard shortcuts.
1. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:
receiving an incoming call;
generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile computing device further comprises a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
muting a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sound comprises an alarm.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sound comprises a message alert.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and
the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.
11. A method for operating a mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the method performed by the one or more processors of the mobile computing device and comprising:
receiving an incoming call;
generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
toggling a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.
14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.
16. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a display;
a ringer switch;
a power button; and
a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
receive an incoming call;
generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
stop the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.
17. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.
18. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.
19. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
mute a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.
20. The mobile computing device of claim 19 , wherein the sound comprises an alarm.
21. The mobile computing device of claim 19 , wherein the sound comprises a message alert.
22. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
23. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.
24. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein:
the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and
the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.
25. The mobile computing device of claim 16 , wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.
26. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a display;
a ringer switch;
a power button; and
a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by a processor of the mobile computing device, cause the mobile computing device to:
receive an incoming call;
generate an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
generate a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
toggle a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.
27. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.
28. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
turn off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.
29. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein execution of the instructions causes the mobile computing device to further:
silence the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
30. The mobile computing device of claim 26 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.
31. A mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:
means for receiving an incoming call;
means for generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state; and
means for generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state
means for stopping the vibration, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on a user pressing the power button.
32. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone.
33. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , further comprising a radio configured to operate according to a Code-Division Multiple-Access (CDMA) wireless standard or a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) standard.
34. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , further comprising:
means for muting a sound made by the mobile computing device based on the ringer switch being in the second state.
35. The mobile computing device of claim 34 , wherein the sound comprises an alarm.
36. The mobile computing device of claim 34 , wherein the sound comprises a message alert.
37. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , wherein the ringer switch is separate from the display.
38. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , wherein:
the ringer switch is located on a first face of the mobile computing device; and
the display is located on a second face of the mobile computing device, the first face different than the second face.
39. The mobile computing device of claim 31 , wherein the ringer switch is moveable between a first position and a second position, the first position corresponding to the first state, and the second position corresponding to the second state.
40. A mobile computing device including a display, a ringer switch, a power button, and one or more processors, the mobile computing device comprising:
means for receiving an incoming call;
means for generating an audible ring indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a first state;
means for generating a vibration indicative of the incoming call based on the ringer switch being in a second state; and
means for toggling a backlight of the display on and off based on a user actuating the power button.
41. The mobile computing device of claim 40 , wherein the actuating comprises the user double-tapping the power button.
42. The mobile computing device of claim 40 , further comprising:
means for silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
43. The mobile computing device of claim 40 , further comprising:
means for turning off the mobile computing device based on the user pressing the power button.
44. The mobile computing device of claim 40 , further comprising:
means for silencing the audible ring, without powering off the mobile computing device, based on the user pressing the power button.
45. The mobile computing device of claim 40 , wherein the mobile computing device comprises a cellular phone, and the ringer switch is separate from the display.