Housing configuration for orientating a surface feature on a handheld computer
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsHuy Nguyen, Tola Chin
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Abstract
A handheld computer has a housing with a front face and a back face. A length of the front face and a length of the back face each extend primarily in a first direction corresponding to a length of the housing. A width of the front face and a width of the back face each extend primarily in a second direction corresponding to a width of the housing. A first surface extends between the front face and the back face. The first surface is acutely angled with respect to at least one of the front face and the back face. A component is disposed at least partially on the front surface. The component is operationally affected by a direction in which the component is oriented.
Claims18
A handheld computer comprising:
- a housing having a front face and a back face, a length of the front face and a length of the back face each extending primarily in a first direction corresponding to a length of the housing, a width of the front face and a width of the back face each extending primarily in a second direction corresponding to a width of the housing;
- at least a first surface extending between the front face and the back face, the first surface being acutely angled with respect to at least one of the front face and the back face;
- and
- a component disposed at least partially on the first surface, the component being operationally affected by a direction in which the component is oriented.
A handheld computer comprising:
- a housing having a front face and a back face, a length of the front face and a length of the back face each extending primarily in a first direction corresponding to a length of the housing, a width of the front face and a width of the back face each extending primarily in a second direction corresponding to a width of the housing;
- a display provided on the front face;
- a plurality of selectable mechanisms provided on the front face, the selectable mechanisms being actuatable by a user to enter input;
- at least a first surface extending between the front face and the back face, the first surface being acutely angled with respect to at least one of the front face and the back face;
- and
- a lens component disposed at least partially on the first surface;
- wherein the housing is configured so that the lens component is pointed outward away from the user when the display is oriented to face a user that is using the handheld compute
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.