Mobile device with edge activation
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJaeHo Choi, Travis Baldwin, Mu-Kai Shen, Richard Martin
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Abstract
A mobile device with edge activation is provided. The mobile device comprises: a housing; a data capture component; an actuator disposed on a side of the housing and configured to activate the data capture component when actuated; a display, disposed within the housing; a touch screen disposed on the display; a tactile indicator at the housing between the actuator and the touch screen; and, an activation area of the touch screen, adjacent the tactile indicator, the activation area configured to initiate a digital location for activating the data capture component when touch input is received at the activation area.
Claims14
A mobile device comprising:
- a housing;
- a data capture component;
- an actuator disposed on a side of the housing and configured to activate the data capture component when actuated;
- a display, disposed within the housing;
- a touch screen disposed on the display;
- a tactile indicator at the housing between the actuator and the touch screen;
- and,
- an activation area of the touch screen, adjacent the tactile indicator, the activation area configured to initiate a digital location for activating the data capture component when touch input is received at the activation area, wherein the digital location for activating the data capture component comprises a digital button rendered at the display adjacent the activation area of the touch screen, the digital button indicating a corresponding area of the touch screen configured to receive further touch input for activating the data capture component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.