Rotator with rim select functionality
First Claim
1. Rotator input device for detecting user interaction and comprising a support, a rotator element arranged on said support enabling angular and tilting movement of said rotator element relative to the rotational axis of said rotator element and having an operating surface perpendicular to said axis, a motion detector for detecting angular movement of said rotator element, a switching assembly for detecting tilting movement of said rotator element during depression of said operating surface and comprising a first plurality switching elements arranged below said operating surface and substantially along the periphery of said rotator element.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a rotator translating angular movement into an output representation. In particular, this invention relates to a rotator input device for detecting user interaction. The rotator input device comprises a rotator element arranged on a support enabling angular and tilting movement of the rotator element relative to rotational axis of the rotator element and having an operating surface perpendicular to the axis. The rotator input device further comprises a motion detector for detecting angular movement of the rotator element, a switching assembly for detecting tilting movement of the rotator element during depression of the operating surface and comprises a first plurality switching elements arranged below the operating surface and substantially along the periphery of the rotator element.
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16 Claims
- 1. Rotator input device for detecting user interaction and comprising a support, a rotator element arranged on said support enabling angular and tilting movement of said rotator element relative to the rotational axis of said rotator element and having an operating surface perpendicular to said axis, a motion detector for detecting angular movement of said rotator element, a switching assembly for detecting tilting movement of said rotator element during depression of said operating surface and comprising a first plurality switching elements arranged below said operating surface and substantially along the periphery of said rotator element.
- 7. Rotator input device for detecting user interaction and comprising a support, a rotator element arranged on said support enabling angular and tilting movement of said rotator element relative to the rotational axis of said rotator element and having an operating surface perpendicular to said axis, a motion detector for detecting angular movement of said rotator element, a switching assembly for detecting tilting movement of said rotator element during depression of said operating surface and comprising a first plurality switching elements arranged below said operating surface and substantially along the periphery of said rotator element, and wherein said rotator element comprises an axially open section around said rotation axis and a rim section extending from the periphery of the rotator element to said open section.
- 10. Mobile communication device comprising a processor, a display for presenting data for a user, and a rotator input device for detecting user interaction, wherein said rotator input device comprising a support, a rotator element arranged on said support enabling angular and tilting movement of said rotator element relative to the rotational axis of said rotator element and having an operating surface perpendicular to said axis, a motion detector for detecting angular movement of said rotator element, a switching assembly for detecting tilting movement of said rotator element during depression of said operating surface and comprising a first plurality switching elements arranged below said operating surface and substantially along the periphery of said rotator element.
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13. Method for registering user interaction on a mobile communication device comprising:
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(a) presenting visual data on a display, (b) enabling angular and tilting movement of a rotator element relative to rotational axis of said rotator element having an operating surface perpendicular to said axis, (c) detecting angular movement of said rotator element and generating angular movement data, and (d) detecting tilting movement of said rotator element during depression of said operating surface and generating tilting movement data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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