INTUITIVE IMAGE NAVIGATOR
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1. An intuitive image navigator, comprising:
- a direction control device to control a direction of an image; and
a rotational control ring encircling the direction control device to alter a display condition of the image.
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Abstract
An intuitive image navigator is described. The intuitive image navigator comprises a direction control device and a rotational control ring. The image direction control device moves an image shown on a display of an electronic device, for example, an electronic map on a display of a portable electronic device. The rotational control ring is configured around the image direction control device to control the display condition of the image on the display. The image direction control device provides an intuitive omni-directional variable-speed scrolling function and the rotational control ring provides a stepless variable-speed changing function for browsing the image.
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1. An intuitive image navigator, comprising:
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a direction control device to control a direction of an image; and a rotational control ring encircling the direction control device to alter a display condition of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device with an intuitive image navigator, comprising:
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a body; a display configured on the body to display an image thereon; and an intuitive image navigator configured on the body to control the image shown on the display, wherein the intuitive image navigator comprises; a direction control device to control the direction of motion of the image; and a rotational control ring encircling the direction control device to alter a display condition of the image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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