Nokia attempts to patent rotating numeric pad

Nokia has filed for a US patent for a mobile phone with a rotating numeric keyboard, writes The Register.

"The numeric pad can turn round to retain the correct orientation when the handset it flipped into landscape mode.

The application details what looks like a standard candybar handset. The clever bit comes when you rotate it through 90°: the screen slides up to reveal a QWERTY keyboard.

... Nokia original filed its patent applicaton back in September 2005, but the filing was updated yesterday."

emily | 5:17 PM | Enhanced Keyboards for SMS |
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