Hand gesturing input device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- (a) a casing with a front portion and a first elongated side;
(b) a display screen visible on said front portion of said casing; and
(c) a touch sensitive pad on said first elongated side of said casing, said touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a respective input to said handheld electronic device.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A handheld electronic device with touch sensitive pads optimized for use with one hand. In order to allow private and efficient entry of input into a handheld electronic device, the present invention uses touch sensitive pads on the sides of the handheld electronic device to interpret finger gestures. The touch sensitive pads are divided into sections, and software is used to interpret different finger gesture combinations on the sections of the touch sensitive pads, which produce text or issue commands to the handheld electronic device.
139 Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
-
(a) a casing with a front portion and a first elongated side;
(b) a display screen visible on said front portion of said casing; and
(c) a touch sensitive pad on said first elongated side of said casing, said touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a respective input to said handheld electronic device.
-
-
2. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
-
(a) a casing with a front portion, a first elongated side, and a second elongated side;
(b) a display screen visible on said front portion of said casing;
(c) a first touch sensitive pad on said first elongated side of said casing, said first touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a first respective input to said handheld electronic device; and
(d) a second touch sensitive pad on said second elongated side, said second elongated side being on an opposite side of said first elongated side, said second touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a second respective input to said handheld electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A jacket for attachment to a handheld electronic device, comprising:
-
(a) a casing with a first elongated side;
(b) a docking port to electrically connect said casing to said handheld electronic device; and
(c) a touch sensitive pad on said first elongated side of said casing, said touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a respective input to said jacket for relay to said handheld electronic device.
-
-
12. A jacket for attachment to a handheld electronic device, comprising:
-
(a) a casing with a first elongated side and a second elongated side;
(b) a docking port to connect said casing to said handheld electronic device;
(c) a first touch sensitive pad on said first elongated side of said casing, said first touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a respective input to said jacket for relay to said handheld electronic device; and
(d) a second touch sensitive pad on said second elongated side, said second elongated side being on an opposite side of said first elongated side, said second touch sensitive pad having a plurality of sections, each of said sections corresponding to a respective input to said jacket for relay to said handheld electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
Specification