Hand-held electronic device

专利名称：Hand-held electronic device发明人：Jason T. Griffin,John A. Holmes,Mihal

Lazaridis,Herb A. Little,Harry R. Major,CraigDunk,Michael Brown,Jérôme Lang

申请号：US13111554申请日：20110519公开号：US08493322B2公开日：20130723

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摘要：A hand-held electronic device with a keyboard, thumbwheel, display andassociated software is optimized for use of the device with the thumbs. The associated

software has a plurality of features to optimize efficient use of the limited keyboardspace and encourage the use of the device by thumb-based data entry through thethumbwheel and/or through a combination of minimal number of keystrokes. Softwarefeatures include international character scrolling, and auto-capitalization. The keys on thedevice keyboard are optimally shaped and configured for thumb-based input. In addition,the thumbwheel is inclined between the front and a side edge of the device so as to bereachable by either the thumb or index finger of the user's hand at the side edge of thedevice.

申请人：Jason T. Griffin,John A. Holmes,Mihal Lazaridis,Herb A. Little,Harry R.Major,Craig Dunk,Michael Brown,Jérôme Lang

地址：Waterloo CA,Waterloo CA,Waterloo CA,Waterloo CA,Waterloo CA,GuelphCA,Heidelberg CA,Toronto CA

国籍：CA,CA,CA,CA,CA,CA,CA,CA

代理机构：Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

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