User input for an electronic device employing a touch-sensor
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1. A graphical text entry system, comprising:
- a graphical text entry screen;
a graphical text entry ring displayed on said graphical text entry screen;
a plurality of characters positioned on said graphical text entry ring; and
a touch sensor ring located on said graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters on said text entry ring.
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Abstract
A graphical text entry system for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may be, for example, a portable or hand-held electronic device such as a cellular telephone, PDA, or the like. The system includes a graphical text entry screen and a graphical text entry ring displayed on the graphical text entry screen. A plurality of characters such as letters or numbers is positioned on the graphical text entry ring. The system also includes a touch sensor ring located on the graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters located on the text entry ring.
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1. A graphical text entry system, comprising:
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a graphical text entry screen;
a graphical text entry ring displayed on said graphical text entry screen;
a plurality of characters positioned on said graphical text entry ring; and
a touch sensor ring located on said graphical text entry screen for selecting individual characters from among the plurality of characters on said text entry ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for entering text into an electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a graphical text entry ring on a graphical text entry screen;
positioning a plurality of characters on said graphical text entry ring;
generating a signal in response to contact with a portion of the graphical text entry screen, said signal reflecting a position on said graphical text entry screen at which said contact made; and
selecting an individual character from among the plurality of characters on said text entry ring based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A graphical text entry system, comprising:
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a graphical text entry screen;
a graphical text entry ring displayed on said graphical text entry screen;
a plurality of characters positioned on said graphical text entry ring; and
means for selecting an individual character from among the plurality of characters on said text entry ring based on said signal. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A graphical data entry system comprising:
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an arc displayed on an output display, the arc being subdivided into a plurality of arc sections, each arc section being associated with a particular character in a set of characters;
a sensor, wherein the sensor senses a position of an indicator in relation to a particular arc section; and
a selector, wherein the selector selects the particular character associated with the particular arc section. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A data entry method comprising:
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displaying an arc, the arc being subdivided into a plurality of arc sections, each arc section being associated with a particular character in a set of characters;
receiving an indication that a particular arc segment is indicated; and
selecting the particular character associated with the indicated arc section. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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