HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH CHARACTER INPUT ROTARY WHEEL

• US 20070200736A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 08/30/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2006
• 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, Chen, Chin-Feng, Yeh, Te-Yao
• Application Number:
  US11/562,964
• Publication Number:
  US 20070200736A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 341/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0202 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0219 Special purpose keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/023 Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes

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 icons corresponding to the positioning inputs. Each icon includes a character. The controller is responsive to operation on the rotary wheel and the switch, and inputs a corresponding character. 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 icons corresponding to the positioning inputs, wherein each icon comprises a character; and

a controller configured for responding to operation on the rotary wheel and the switch, and inputting a corresponding character.

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 out of 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 configured for responding to the rotary wheel and outputting positioning codes;

a memory storing characters corresponding to the positioning codes; and

a controller configured for responding to operation on the rotary wheel and the switch, and inputting a corresponding character from the memory.

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

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 out of 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.