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appft1.uspto.gov - 12/14/2008
U.S. Patent Application: PIVOT DISPLAY
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A mobile electronic device including two planar panels that are typically suspended from one another and can assume a retracted position in which they substantially overlap one another and assume an extended position in which the panels do not completely overlap one another. In the extended ...

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Nokia applies for Pivot Display patent, wants best of both worlds
mobilecrunch.com - 12/15/2008
Nokia applies for Pivot Display patent, wants best of both worlds
— mobilecrunch.com — Nokia’s latest USPTO application for a “Pivot Display” provides possible insight into a future mobile form-factor. Manufacturers, on a never-ending quest in search of the mobile holy grail (i.e. combining maximum screen real-estate ... (more) Nokia applies for Pivot Display patent, wants best of ...

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Nokia patent app suggests N97's form factor isn't complicated enough
Engadget — Combining huge screens with usable keyboards in a pocketable package is the challenge phone manufacturers are eternally doomed to try to solve, leading to an endless stream of (mostly comical) patent applications for ridiculous form factors that will never see the light of day. That's where we think -- well, we hope -- Nokia's latest app comes into play, combining a portrait-oriented QWERTY keyboard with a wide display that ...

Nokia applies for Pivot Display patent, wants best of both worlds
CrunchGear — Nokia’s latest USPTO application for a “Pivot Display” provides possible insight into a future mobile form-factor. Manufacturers, on a never-ending quest in search of the mobile holy grail (i.e. combining maximum screen real-estate and a tactile QWERTY keypad in a pocket-size device), continue to push the (patent) boundaries. Read the rest of this entry »

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