HAND-HELD DEVICE WITH CHARACTER INPUT ROTARY WHEEL

• US 20070268258A1
• Filed: 09/20/2006
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2006
• 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:
  US11/309,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20070268258A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/169
• 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, a display, 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 plurality of characters. The display defines a character display area. According to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, the characters of the corresponding icon are displayed in the character display area of the display. According to a count the switch is operated, the corresponding character of the characters displayed in the character display area is inputted. 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 display comprising a character display area;

a switch;

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

a controller responsive to the rotary wheel and the switch, and controlling the display;

wherein characters of an icon is displayed in the character display area of the display according to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, a character of the characters is inputted according to a count the switch is operated.

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

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 display comprising a character display area;

a switch;

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

a controller responsive to the encoder and the switch, and controlling the display, wherein the controller keeps characters corresponding to the positioning codes;

wherein characters is displayed in the character display area of the display according to a positioning input the rotary wheel locates, a character of the characters is inputted 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 icons corresponding to the positioning inputs of the rotary wheel, each icon including a plurality of characters.

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

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.