ANGULAR KEYBOARD FOR A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

摘要

Wireless handheld mobile communication device including a housing with a display above a keyboard exposed for user actuation. A length of the device is greater than the width. Each key of a right-hand keyfield has a longitudinal axis oriente d at a left-to- right inclined angle while each key of a left-hand keyfield has a longitudin al axis oriented at a right-to-left inclined angle from the vertical centerline. A left boundary of the keyboard is located adjacent the left lateral side edge of the device and th e right boundary of the keyboard is located adjacent the right lateral side edge of the devic e so that the keyboard spans a substantial entirety of the width of the device.