Scrolling interface for media player

• US 20060012569A1
• Filed: 04/14/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Creative Technology Ltd.
• Inventors: Toh, Boon Keat Eddy, Tan, Jeng Khim, Wong, Ka-Wei Adrian
• Application Number:
  US11/106,903
• Publication Number:
  US 20060012569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning

Abstract

A media player comprising: (a) a body comprising a front face; (b) a display mounted in the front face; (c) a scrolling activator mounted in the front face for controlling longitudinal movement of a censor on the display; (d) lateral movement of the scrolling activator relative to the front face being for controlling lateral movement of the censor on the display.

Claims

1. A media player comprising:

(a) a body comprising a front face;

(b) a display mounted in the front face;

(c) a scrolling activator mounted in the front face for controlling longitudinal movement of a censor on the display;

(d) lateral movement of the scrolling activator relative to the front face being for controlling lateral movement of the censor on the display.

2. A media player as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling activator is located in an opening in the front face, the opening is of a width that is greater than the scrolling activator.

3. A media player as claimed in claim 2, wherein the width of the opening is equal to the sum of the width of scrolling activator and a total extent of the lateral movement of the scrolling activator.

4. A media player as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling activator comprises a main operational top, there being a peripheral rim around the main operational top for extending over the front face.

5. A media player as claimed in claim 4, the scrolling activator further comprising two substantially L-shaped sides depending there from and arranged in an opposite manner.

6. A media player as claimed in claim 5, wherein each substantially L-shaped side and the peripheral rim form a substantially U-shaped channel in which the front face locates.

7. A media player as claimed in claim 1, wherein the scrolling activator is located in an opening in the front face, the front face being bifurcated around the opening to from a groove, the scrolling activator having a peripheral tongue for engaging in the groove in the manner of a sliding fit.

8. A media player as claimed in claim 7, wherein the peripheral tongue extends completely around the periphery of the scrolling activator, and the groove extends completely around the opening.

9. A media player as claimed in claim 1, wherein the media player is an MP3 player.

11. A media player as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switches are mechanical tact switches.

10. A media player comprising:

(a) a body comprising a front face;

(b) a display mounted in the front face;

(c) a scrolling activator mounted in the front face for controlling longitudinal movement of a censor on the display;

(d) the scrolling activator having switches mounted on each side thereof for controlling lateral movement of the censor on the display.