Linear positioning input device
First Claim
16. A method of capturing user inputs for an electronic device, the method comprising:
- mounting an electrically passive bar in a spaced relationship to and for linear slidable movement relative to a stationary electrode base;
arranging the stationary electrode base with a drive electrode interposed between a first sense electrode and a second sense electrode and capacitively coupling, via the electrically passive bar, the sense electrodes relative to the drive electrode; and
capturing a user input to control a navigation element on a display of an electronic device based on a linear position of the electrically passive bar along a single axis of motion relative to the respective sense electrodes and the drive electrode.
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Abstract
An input device of an electronic device includes a position sensor, a base, a slider, and a controller. The position sensor includes a first positioning element and a second positioning element with the first positioning element being operably coupled relative to the second positioning element. A slider includes the first positioning element. The base is configured to guide slidable movement of the slider along a single axis relative to the base and the base includes the second positioning element. The controller is configured to capture a user input based on a linear slidable position of the slider relative to the base with the linear position being determined from a position of the first positioning element relative to the second positioning element.
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22 Claims
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16. A method of capturing user inputs for an electronic device, the method comprising:
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mounting an electrically passive bar in a spaced relationship to and for linear slidable movement relative to a stationary electrode base; arranging the stationary electrode base with a drive electrode interposed between a first sense electrode and a second sense electrode and capacitively coupling, via the electrically passive bar, the sense electrodes relative to the drive electrode; and capturing a user input to control a navigation element on a display of an electronic device based on a linear position of the electrically passive bar along a single axis of motion relative to the respective sense electrodes and the drive electrode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing including a face portion and a side edge with the face portion comprising a display; and an input device including; a base; a slider mounted on the side edge of the housing and configured for slidable movement relative to the base along a single axis of motion, a position sensor disposed relative to the base and relative to the slider to capture user inputs, based on slidable movement of the slider relative to the base, for controlling at least one navigation element on the display of the electronic device; and a controller configured to provide; a first navigation zone governing inputs in a central movement range of the position sensor and in which each unit of movement of the slider directly corresponds to each unit of movement of the at least one navigation element; and a second navigation zone governing inputs in a pair of end positioning ranges of the position sensor and in which the presence of the slider in the second navigation zone causes substantially continuous scrolling of the at least one navigation element, wherein the first navigation zone is interposed between two opposite end portions defining the second navigation zone. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22)
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22-1. The electronic device of claim 20 wherein the controller is configured to dynamically allocate space to each item viewable in the first navigation zone on the display based on at least one of:
- (1) a type of item to be displayed; and
(2) a number of items to be displayed.
- (1) a type of item to be displayed; and
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