PORTABLE INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE WITH ERGONOMIC BEZEL
First Claim
1. A portable information display device comprising a display screen and an enclosure, the display screen having a touch-sensitive portion with a touch responsive icon arranged thereon, the touch responsive icon having a function associated with it which is performed by the device when the icon is touched, the enclosure having a bezel which defines a perimeter of the display screen, the bezel having a position identification means, the position identification means aligned with the touch responsive icon to allow a user to identify the location of a touch responsive icon region on the display screen in low-light conditions.
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Abstract
A portable information display device has a backlit touch-sensitive display screen and a housing. The housing has a bezel portion which defines a perimeter of the display screen. The bezel has location identification means which identify touch-responsive icon regions on the display screen. The location identification means allow the device to be used in poor lighting conditions or by the sight-impaired. The user can trace the bezel until finding the location identification means which corresponds to the desired icon region. The desired icon region can then be touched to manipulate the displayed information.
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- 1. A portable information display device comprising a display screen and an enclosure, the display screen having a touch-sensitive portion with a touch responsive icon arranged thereon, the touch responsive icon having a function associated with it which is performed by the device when the icon is touched, the enclosure having a bezel which defines a perimeter of the display screen, the bezel having a position identification means, the position identification means aligned with the touch responsive icon to allow a user to identify the location of a touch responsive icon region on the display screen in low-light conditions.
- 5. A portable information display device comprising a touch sensitive screen and a housing, the touch sensitive screen having an icon displayed thereon, the icon representing a function that is performed by the device when a corresponding portion of the screen is touched, the housing having a bezel which surrounds the exterior portion of the touch sensitive screen, an inward facing edge of the bezel having a recess formed therein to assist a user of the device in locating the icon when the device is used in low-light conditions, the recess positioned adjacent to the icon.
- 10. A portable information display device comprising a display screen and an enclosure surrounding the display screen, the display screen having at least a portion adapted to provide a touch sensitive display surface, an enclosure surrounding the display screen, the enclosure having a bezel surface extending to the display screen, the bezel having a recess positioned adjacent to the display screen, and the recess being aligned with a function control region.
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