Tactile scroll bar with illuminated document position indicator
First Claim
1. A user engageable device for scrolling a document with respect to a display comprising:
- a tactile elongated scrollbar and an illuminable document position indicator associated with the scrollbar.
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Abstract
A tactile touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for indicating a position of an electronic document on a display device is described. The illuminable document position indicator aspect of the device provides a relative location of the electronic document on the display. The device may be included as part of a keyboard or an electronic book device. The illuminable document position indicator may be one or more static illuminable LEDs and/or a moveable light source and pivotable translucent elements which act as light wave guides. A controller may be used to control the illuminable document position indicator. The controller may change the color and/or intensity of LEDs based upon a displayed location of the electronic document relative to a beginning and an end of the electronic document.
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20 Claims
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1. A user engageable device for scrolling a document with respect to a display comprising:
- a tactile elongated scrollbar and an illuminable document position indicator associated with the scrollbar.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A user engageable device for scrolling an electronic document with respect to a display comprising:
a tactile elongated scrollbar defining a longitudinal axis, and means for producing illumination positioned at least on one of the scrollbar or adjacent the scrollbar generally corresponding to a relative position of the electronic document on the display. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A user engageable device for scrolling an electronic document with respect to a display comprising:
- a housing, an elongated scrollbar positioned on the housing, an illuminable document position indicator, and a controller configured to control the illuminable document position indicator.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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