Component for use as a portable computing device and pointing device
AssigneeOQO, Inc.
InventorsJory Bell, Michael Prichard, Nicholas G. L. Merz, Jonathan Betts-LaCroix
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AssigneeOQO, Inc.
InventorsJory Bell, Michael Prichard, Nicholas G. L. Merz, Jonathan Betts-LaCroix
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A core component is disclosed which includes a processing module and a touch screen. The core component may operate by itself in a first mode to perform functions similar to that of a conventional personal digital assistant (PDA). In particular, the touch screen may both provide visual output and receive input from a user's finger when the core component operates in the first mode. When the core component is connected to another component including a display screen, the core component may operate in a second mode in which input received through the touch screen is provided to the other component. For example, the movement of a user's finger may control the position of a cursor displayed on a screen of the other component so that the core component exhibits the behavior of a trackpad when operating in the second mode.
A system comprising:
In a system comprising a core device comprising a core computer processor, a core memory, a core storage device, and a touch screen, a method comprising steps of:
A core device comprising:
In a core device comprising a core computer processor, a core memory, a core storage device, and a touch screen comprising touch screen input means and touch screen output means, a method comprising steps of:
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