Patents by Inventor Loïc Lefort

Loïc Lefort has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electronic device with a variable keyboard
    Patent number: 7019985
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a keyboard having a fixed part and a movable part. The movable part moves between an open position and a closed position. The size of the electronic device remains unchanged when the movable part is in the open and closed positions. The movable part covers a portion of the display in the open position, and has back keys which cover the display portion and are inaccessible by the user. In the closed position, the entire display is exposed, and front keys of the movable part are inaccessible and cover keys of the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Loïc Lefort
  • Electronic device with a variable keyboard
    Publication number: 20030031005
    Abstract: A main side of the device (10) has a keyboard with keys (4A, 5A, 4C) and a display (6). According to the invention, part of the keyboard (4) can be moved between two operational positions for which the device retains the same size: a first position called reduced keyboard (and large display) (FIGS. 1C, 1D) and a second position with an extended keyboard (and a small display) (FIGS. 1A, 1B). The keys that are accessible for one position are inaccessible for another position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Loic Lefort
  • Electronic device with a variable keyboard
    Patent number: 6469910
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a keyboard having a fixed part and a movable part. The movable part moves between an open position and a closed position. The size of the electronic device remains unchanged when the movable part is in the open and closed positions. The movable part covers a portion of the display in the open position, and has back keys which cover the display portion and are inaccessible by the user. In the closed position, the entire display is exposed, and front keys of the movable part are inaccessible and cover keys of the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V.
    Inventor: Loïc Lefort
  • Electronic device with a variable keyboard
    Publication number: 20020041490
    Abstract: A main side of the device (10) has a keyboard with keys (4A, 5A, 4C) and a display (6). According to the invention, part of the keyboard (4) can be moved between two operational positions for which the device retains the same size: a first position called reduced keyboard (and large display) (FIG. 1C, 1D) and a second position with an extended keyboard (and a small display) (FIG. 1A, 1B). The keys that are accessible for one position are inaccessible for another position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Applicant: U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Loic Lefort
  • Electronic device with a variable keyboard
    Patent number: 6349040
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display and a keyboard having a fixed part and a movable part. The movable part moves between an open position and a closed position. The size of the electronic device remains unchanged when the movable part is in the open and closed positions. The movable part covers a portion of the display in the open position, and has back keys which cover the display portion and are inaccessible by the user. In the closed position, the entire display is exposed, and front keys of the movable part are inaccessible and cover keys of the fixed part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation
    Inventor: Loïc Lefort
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A VARIABLE KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20010012195
    Abstract: A main side of the device (10) has a keyboard with keys (4A, 5A, 4C) and a display (6). According to the invention, part of the keyboard (4) can be moved between two operational positions for which the device retains the same size: a first position called reduced keyboard (and large display) (FIGS. 1C, 1D) and a second position with an extended keyboard (and a small display) (FIGS. 1A, 1B). The keys that are accessible for one position are inaccessible for another position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Applicant: U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION
    Inventor: LOIC LEFORT