Touch Selection Device
First Claim
1. A selection device configured to select an element from a list of elements of a graphical user interface which is configured to be displayed on a screen, the selection device comprising means for navigating the list and a means for validating said selected element,wherein the navigation means comprises a tactile strip with tactile navigation zones respectively located on both sides of a central neutral zone which, by means of maintaining a point of contact on the said tactile navigation zones, allows continuous scrolling in the list in either direction respectively, and the speed of the said scrolling increases with the distance of the position of the said point of contact from the central neutral zone.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a selection device (20) of an element among a list of elements of a graphical user interface (INT) intended to be displayed on a screen (2), including a navigation means in the list and a validation means (11) of the said selected element, characterised in that the navigation means includes a tactile strip (10) with tactile navigation zones (B, C) located on both side of a central neutral zone (A) which, by means of maintaining a point of contact on the said tactile navigation zones, allows continuous scrolling in the list, in either direction respectively, where the speed of the said scrolling increases with the distance of the position of the said point of contact from the central neutral zone.
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12 Claims
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1. A selection device configured to select an element from a list of elements of a graphical user interface which is configured to be displayed on a screen, the selection device comprising means for navigating the list and a means for validating said selected element,
wherein the navigation means comprises a tactile strip with tactile navigation zones respectively located on both sides of a central neutral zone which, by means of maintaining a point of contact on the said tactile navigation zones, allows continuous scrolling in the list in either direction respectively, and the speed of the said scrolling increases with the distance of the position of the said point of contact from the central neutral zone.
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10. A terminal including a selection device configured to select an element from a list of elements of a graphical user interface which is configured to be displayed on a screen, the selection device comprising means for navigating the list and a means for validating said selected element,
wherein the navigation means comprises a tactile strip with tactile navigation zones respectively located on both sides of a central neutral zone which, by means of maintaining a point of contact on the said tactile navigation zones, allows continuous scrolling in the list in either direction respectively, and the speed of the said scrolling increases with the distance of the position of the said point of contact from the central neutral zone.
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12. A remote-control device including a selection device configured to select an element from a list of elements of a graphical user interface which is configured to be displayed on a screen, the selection device comprising means for navigating the list and a means for validating said selected element,
wherein the navigation means comprises a tactile strip with tactile navigation zones respectively located on both sides of a central neutral zone which, by means of maintaining a point of contact on the said tactile navigation zones, allows continuous scrolling in the list in either direction respectively, and the speed of the said scrolling increases with the distance of the position of the said point of contact from the central neutral zone.
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