ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING PROGRAMMED FUNCTIONS (VARIANTS) AND METHOD FOR INPUTTING COMMANDS IN SUCH A DEVICE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC G06F3/01 

FIELD: electronic devices, in particular, collapsible hand-held electronic devices such as mobile phones, pocket computers, game devices.

SUBSTANCE: device contains processor mounted in lid (2), display (8), and also keyboard (12) positioned in the body (3) for inputting commands, sent to processor, and controllable functional components. Also indicators of force (10) are present, which generate additional commands on light presses of open lid (2) by user. Insignificant displacement of lid (2) is used for inputting additional commands.

EFFECT: expanded range of input commands without complication of design of instruments used to that end.

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