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US 6,147,314 AGranted
Button pivot bar
AssigneePalm, Inc.
InventorsAmy Han, Ricardo Penate, Traci Angela Neist, Robert Gregory Twiss
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AssigneePalm, Inc.
InventorsAmy Han, Ricardo Penate, Traci Angela Neist, Robert Gregory Twiss
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Systems and methods are described for an integral button pivot bar. A palm sized computer that can be held in one hand and operated with a stylus held by another hand, includes: a connecting trunk; a first connecting member coupled to the connecting trunk; an independently actuatable button coupled to the first connecting member; a second connecting member coupled to the connecting trunk; a torsion bar connected to the second connecting member; and an independently actuatable rocking switch coupled to the second connecting member. The connecting trunk, the first connecting member, the independently actuatable button, the second connecting member, the torsion bar, and the independently actuatable rocking switch are all integrally formed and actuating the independently actuatable rocking switch does not affect the independently actuatable button. The systems and methods provide advantages because a user does not need to divert their attention from the tip of the stylus, or reconfigure their hand, when the actuation of one, or more, of the buttons is necessary.
A palm sized computer, the palm sized computer including a display that is operable with a stylus, the palm sized computer comprising:
A palm sized computer that can be held in one hand and operated with a stylus held by another hand, comprising a button pivot bar including:
A palm sized computer that can be held in one hand and operated with a stylus held by another hand, comprising:
A palm sized computer, the palm sized computer including a display that is operable with a stylus, the palm sized computer comprising:
A palm sized computer, the palm sized computer including a panel accessing a display that is operable with a stylus, the palm sized computer comprising:
A palm sized computer, the palm sized computer including a panel accessing a display that is operable with a stylus, the palm sized computer comprising;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.