METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A MOBILE DEVICE BY USING A PIVOTING INPUT SWITCH
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1. A mobile device comprising:
- a computing application;
a phone application; and
a user-controllable pivoting input switch having a plurality of operational modes, wherein one operational mode comprises pivoting of the input switch in a first direction about an axis from a starting point to a first input-generating position, the input switch generating a first input signal when the input switch is pivoted to or past the first input-generating position and repeatedly generating the first input signal in response to maintaining the input switch at or past the first input-generating position, the input switch automatically returning to the starting point upon release of the input switch, at least one of the plurality of operational modes for operation of the computing application and at least one of the plurality of operational modes for operation of the phone application.
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Abstract
A mobile device that performs at least one computing application and at least one phone application. This mobile device includes a user-controllable pivoting input switch. This switch has a number of operational modes. Several of these operational modes direct the operation of the computing application. In additional, several operational modes direct the operation of the phone application.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a computing application;
a phone application; and
a user-controllable pivoting input switch having a plurality of operational modes, wherein one operational mode comprises pivoting of the input switch in a first direction about an axis from a starting point to a first input-generating position, the input switch generating a first input signal when the input switch is pivoted to or past the first input-generating position and repeatedly generating the first input signal in response to maintaining the input switch at or past the first input-generating position, the input switch automatically returning to the starting point upon release of the input switch, at least one of the plurality of operational modes for operation of the computing application and at least one of the plurality of operational modes for operation of the phone application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a mobile device, the mobile device comprising a user-controllable pivoting input switch and an application, the method comprising:
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pivoting the input switch in a first direction about an axis from a starting point to a first input-generating position and maintaining the input switch at or past the first input-generating position to direct the application to repeatedly perform a first operation; and
pivoting the input switch in a second direction about the axis from the starting point to a second input-generating position and maintaining the input switch at or past the second input-generating position to direct the application to repeatedly perform a second operation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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