Haptic key controlled data input
First Claim
1. Apparatus for entering data into a computing device, the apparatus comprising at least two haptic keys with each having more than one state of activation, a graphical user interface for presenting hierarchically organised information to a user of the computing device, and a control means for controlling the generation of input data with respect to a haptic key selected, the current state of activation of the selected haptic key, and the information presented by the graphical user interface.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus for entering data into a computing device. The apparatus comprises at least two haptic keys having more than one state of activation, a graphical user interface for presenting hierarchically organised information to a user of the computing device, and a control means for controlling the generation of input data with respect to a haptic key selected, the current state of activation of the selected haptic key, and the information presented by the graphical user interface.
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1. Apparatus for entering data into a computing device, the apparatus comprising
at least two haptic keys with each having more than one state of activation, a graphical user interface for presenting hierarchically organised information to a user of the computing device, and a control means for controlling the generation of input data with respect to a haptic key selected, the current state of activation of the selected haptic key, and the information presented by the graphical user interface.
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