Input apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An input apparatus for use in an information input unit, the information input unit being coupled to an information device having a display, the input apparatus comprising:
- an operational selection module, coupled to the information input unit, for generating a press signal in response to a pressing operation detected by the operational selection module and for generating a shift signal in response to a shifting operation detected by the operational selection module;
wherein a control chip of the information input unit activates the information device to display a graphical interface indicative of a set of options on the display when the information input unit receives the shift signal, and selection of the set of options on the graphical interface is made according to the press signal and the shift signal.
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Abstract
An input apparatus and method for use in an information input unit. The information input unit is coupled to an information device having a display. The input apparatus includes an operational selection module, which is coupled to the information input unit, for generating a press signal in response to a pressing operation detected by the operational selection module and for generating a shift signal in response to a shifting operation detected by the operational selection module. A control chip of the information input unit activates the information device to display a graphical interface indicative of a set of options on the display when the information input unit receives the shift signal. Selection of the set of options on the graphical interface is made according to the press signal and the shift signal.
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35 Claims
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1. An input apparatus for use in an information input unit, the information input unit being coupled to an information device having a display, the input apparatus comprising:
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an operational selection module, coupled to the information input unit, for generating a press signal in response to a pressing operation detected by the operational selection module and for generating a shift signal in response to a shifting operation detected by the operational selection module;
wherein a control chip of the information input unit activates the information device to display a graphical interface indicative of a set of options on the display when the information input unit receives the shift signal, and selection of the set of options on the graphical interface is made according to the press signal and the shift signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An input method for controlling an operational selection module of an information input unit, the information input unit being coupled to an information devicehaving a display, the input method comprising:
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in response to a shifting operation, the operational selection module outputting a shift signal to the information input unit, the information device being activated by a control chip of the information unit to generate a graphic interface, which having a set of options;
in response to the shifting operation, the operational selection module outputting the shift signal to the information input unit, and accordingly the information device controlling a selection of the set of options on the graphic interface; and
in response to a pressing operation, the operational selection module outputting a press signal to the information input unit, and accordingly the information device executing the selected option. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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