User interface

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2005-03-29

2005-03-29

Shankar, Vijay (Department: 2673)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display peripheral interface input device

C345S157000, C345S168000

Reexamination Certificate

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06873315

ABSTRACT:
An electronic input device (MS) has a flexible keyboard (14) for receiving user input and a housing (10) defining a space for accommodating the keyboard. The input device has a compacted state and an extended state. The keyboard adopts a compacted spatial configuration in the compacted state and adopts an extended spatial configuration in the second state. In the compacted state the keyboard is wound on a roll. The input device additionally has a retractable, flexible display having corresponding compacted and extended states so that both the keyboard and the display can be rolled in and out together.

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