HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH CHARACTER INPUT ROTARY WHEEL

• US 20070165011A1
• Filed: 12/03/2006
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong, Li, Xiao-Guang, Lin, Tay-Yang, Yeh, Te-Yao, Chen, Chin-Feng
• Application Number:
  US11/566,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20070165011A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/184
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0233 Character input methods

Abstract

A hand-held device is provided. The hand-held device includes a rotary wheel, a switch, a character region, and a controller. The rotary wheel has a plurality of positioning inputs. The character region includes a plurality of icon areas corresponding to the positioning inputs. Each icon area includes a plurality of characters. According to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, the controller selects characters of the corresponding icon area. According to a count the switch is operated, the controller inputs a corresponding character of the characters selected. The above-mentioned rotary wheel can replace keyboard in the hand-held device.

Claims

1. A hand-held device comprising:

a rotary wheel having a plurality of positioning inputs;

a switch;

a character region comprising a plurality of icon areas corresponding to the positioning inputs, wherein each icon area comprises a plurality of characters; and

a controller for selecting characters of an icon area according to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, and inputting a character of the characters according to a count the switch is operated.

2. The hand-held device of claim 1, further comprising an indicator for indicating the positioning input of the rotary wheel.

3. The hand-held device of claim 2, wherein the indicator is placed on the rotary wheel.

4. The hand-held device of claim 1, wherein the switch is a button.

5. The hand-held device of claim 4, wherein the button is placed on the rotary wheel.

6. A hand-held device comprising:

a rotary wheel having a plurality of positioning inputs;

a switch;

an encoder responsive to operation on the rotary wheel and outputting positioning codes;

a memory storing a plurality of characters corresponding to the positioning codes; and

a controller for reading characters from the memory according to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, and inputting a character of the characters according to a count the switch is operated.

7. The hand-held device of claim 6, further comprising a character region, the character region including a plurality of icon areas corresponding to the positioning inputs of the rotary wheel, each icon area including a plurality of characters.

8. The hand-held device of claim 6, further comprising an indicator for indicating the positioning input of the rotary wheel.

9. The hand-held device of claim 8, wherein the indicator is placed on the rotary wheel.

10. The hand-held device of claim 6, wherein the switch is a button.

11. The hand-held device of claim 10, wherein the button is placed on the rotary wheel.