Abstract: An electronic device may include a stylus and a housing. An opening may be formed in the housing for inserting and storing the stylus. A function button may be mounted in the housing. The stylus may be adapted to operate the function button when in a stored position inserted within the opening in response to a user applying a predetermined pressure to the stylus.
Abstract: A handheld computer having a housing with a midframe construction is described. The housing includes a front shell and a back shell coupled to a midframe. The handheld computer also includes two accessory slots for a stylus or other devices on the left and right sides of the housing. The handheld computer also includes an infrared port which is an integral portion of the housing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 4, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 14, 2002
Assignee:
Palm, Inc.
Inventors:
Francis James Canova, Jr., Jeffrey C. Hawkins, Traci Angela Neist, Dennis Joseph Boyle, Robert Gregory Twiss, Amy Aimei Han, Elisha Avraham Tal, Madeleine Francavilla
Inventors:
Stephen R. Brown, Masahito Cho, Christopher Valentine, Philip White, Rochelle J. Keeler, Edward R. Harrison, Edward D. Arrington, Clark Chen, R. David Redelfs, Cindy Merrill, David A. Cobbley
Inventors:
Peter Everett, Robert Bruno, Ian Jenkins, Greg Johnson, Frank Gong, Vladimir Yakhnich, Igor Naroditsky, Mark William Foohey, Kimberly Ann Duren