BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Exemplary methods and arrangements conducted and configured according to the advantageous solutions presented herein are depicted in the accompanying drawings where in:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a handheld communication device cradled in a user's hand;
FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of an auxiliary input in the form of a trackball;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an exemplary wireless handheld electronic device incorporating a trackball assembly as at the auxiliary input;
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for locking keyboard operation on a handheld electronic device;
FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary QWERTY keyboard layout;
FIG. 6 illustrates an exemplary QWERTZ keyboard layout;
FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary AZERTY keyboard layout;
FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary Dvorak keyboard layout;
FIG. 9 illustrates a QWERTY keyboard layout paired with a traditional ten-key keyboard;
FIG. 10 illustrates ten digits comprising the numerals 0-9 arranged as on a telephone keypad, including the * and # astride the zero;
FIG. 11 illustrates a numeric phone key arrangement according to the ITU Standard E.161 including both numerals and letters;
FIG. 12 is a front view of an exemplary handheld electronic device including a full QWERTY keyboard;
FIG. 13 is a front view of another exemplary handheld electronic device including a full QWERTY keyboard;
FIG. 14 is a front view of an exemplary handheld electronic device including a reduced QWERTY keyboard;
FIG. 15 is an elevational view of the front face of another exemplary handheld electronic device including a reduced QWERTY keyboard;
FIG. 16 is a detail view of the reduced QWERTY keyboard of device of FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is a detail view of an alternative reduced QWERTY keyboard; and
FIG. 18 is a block diagram representing a wireless handheld communication device interacting in a communication network.
Patent Application
20070188466
