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2006-09-27

2009-10-06

Corsaro, Nick (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Transmitter and receiver at same station

Radiotelephone equipment detail

C345S168000, C345S169000, C345S172000, C345S173000, C455S566000, C463S001000, C463S036000, C463S037000, C710S008000, C710S067000, C341S022000

Reexamination Certificate

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07599712

ABSTRACT:
Various embodiments for providing directional commands for a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, a mobile computing device may comprise a keypad arranged to operate in multiple modes including a standard mode and a directional mode such as a gaming mode, for example. The standard mode may support all of the preset and programmable commands and functions typically provided for normal operation of the mobile computing device. The directional mode may associate certain directional commands with multiple keys and/or buttons of the keypad so that most keystrokes and keystroke combinations input by a user will be interpreted as a particular directional command. The directional mode may be used when running applications which respond primarily to directional commands such as gaming applications. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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