Scroll wheel with character input
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1. An electronic device including:
- a display screen;
a scroll wheel coupled to the display screen by a processor and including a rotational input component for directing movement of a navigational indicator on the display screen and a depressible input component for inputting a character for display on the display screen.
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Abstract
An electronic device that includes a display screen and a scroll wheel coupled to the display screen by a processor. The scroll wheel includes a rotational input component for directing movement of a navigational indicator on the display screen and a depressible input component for inputting a character for display on the display screen.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device including:
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a display screen;
a scroll wheel coupled to the display screen by a processor and including a rotational input component for directing movement of a navigational indicator on the display screen and a depressible input component for inputting a character for display on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a device housing having a face;
a display screen mounted within the face;
a keyboard mounted within the face in a position between a top edge and a bottom edge of the face, the keyboard comprising a plurality of alphanumeric keys arranged in a plurality of rows across the face, the keys generating corresponding input signals when activated;
a scroll wheel assembly including a scroll wheel mounted within the face in a position closer to the bottom edge than at least some of the alphanumeric keys, the scroll wheel being rotabaly and depressably mounted for rotation about an axis in a first direction towards the top edge of the face and in an opposite second direction towards the bottom edge, the scroll wheel assembly including a rotation sensor for detecting rotation of the scroll wheel in the first and second directions and generating corresponding input signals, and a depression sensor for detecting depression of the scroll wheel and generating a corresponding input signal; and
a processor coupled to the display screen for controlling the operation thereof and coupled to the keyboard and scroll wheel assembly for receiving the input signals generated thereby, the processor for, in a text entry mode;
(i) displaying a plurality of characters in a display field on the display screen;
(ii) displaying an on-screen input indicator on the display screen in a current input location in the display field;
(iii) adding a space character to the display field at the current input location and advancing the on-screen input indicator in response to depression of the scroll wheel; and
(iv) moving the on-screen input indicator through the display field in response to rotation of the scroll wheel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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