NAVIGATION TOOL WITH AUDIBLE FEEDBACK ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A FULL ALPHABETIC KEYBOARD
First Claim
1. A method for producing an audible sound that emanates from a speaker of a handheld electronic device that includes an operating system and resident application programs, said method comprising:
- detecting movement of a navigation tool of the handheld electronic device; and
generating the audible sound from a speaker included in the handheld electronic device in response to said detected movement of the navigation tool, wherein said handheld electronic device comprises a lighted display located above a keyboard suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld electronic device when said handheld electronic device is in an operable configuration, said navigation tool being located essentially between the display and keyboard in the operable configuration and said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys with which alphabetic letters are associated, one letter per key.
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Abstract
System and method that provides audible feedback through a speaker of a handheld electronic device having a full alphabetic keyboard upon actuation of a navigation tool. The audible feedback produced by the speaker is capable of being modified based upon the location, speed, and other characteristics of the movement of a cursor on the display of a handheld electronic device. The sound produced by the speaker can originate from an audio file stored or otherwise available on the handheld electronic device.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for producing an audible sound that emanates from a speaker of a handheld electronic device that includes an operating system and resident application programs, said method comprising:
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detecting movement of a navigation tool of the handheld electronic device; and
generating the audible sound from a speaker included in the handheld electronic device in response to said detected movement of the navigation tool, wherein said handheld electronic device comprises a lighted display located above a keyboard suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld electronic device when said handheld electronic device is in an operable configuration, said navigation tool being located essentially between the display and keyboard in the operable configuration and said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys with which alphabetic letters are associated, one letter per key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for producing audible user feedback from a speaker of a handheld electronic device, said method comprising:
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employing a navigation tool to direct motion of a cursor on a display screen of said handheld electronic device; and
sending sound-generating signals to a speaker of said handheld electronic device that are based upon movement of said navigation tool and producing a corresponding sound from said speaker that provides audible feedback to the user that correlates to movement of the navigation tool and movement of the cursor on the display screen, wherein said handheld electronic device comprises a lighted display located above a keyboard suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld electronic device when said handheld electronic device is in an operable configuration, said navigation tool being located essentially between the display and keyboard in the operable configuration and said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys with which alphabetic letters are associated, one letter per key. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An audible feedback system for a handheld electronic device comprising:
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a speaker physically connected to said handheld electronic device;
a navigation tool for directing motion of a cursor on a display of said handheld electronic device; and
a program capable of controlling signals to be sent to said speaker, wherein said program produces varying signals in response to movement of the cursor, wherein said handheld electronic device comprises a lighted display located above a keyboard suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld electronic device when said handheld electronic device is in an operable configuration, said navigation tool being located essentially between the display and keyboard in the operable configuration and said keyboard comprising a plurality of keys with which alphabetic letters are associated, one letter per key. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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