ON-SCREEN CURSOR NAVIGATION DELIMITING ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A handheld communication device capable of affecting movement of a highlighting cursor amongst an array of icons on a display screen of the handheld communication device, said handheld communication device comprising:
- a display suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld communication device; and
,an auxiliary user input located essentially between the display and keyboard, said auxiliary user input affecting movement of the highlighting cursor from a first icon located on the display screen to a second icon located on the display screen, wherein said highlighting cursor is prevented from moving from a first row of icons to a successive second row of icons when a force having a substantially cross-wise directed component is asserted upon said auxiliary user input and said highlighted cursor has reached a terminal icon of said first row.
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Abstract
A handheld communication device and method for affecting movement of a highlighting cursor amongst an array of icons on a display screen is described. In an embodiment, the handheld communication device includes a lighted display, a keyboard and an auxiliary user input, e.g. a trackball, located essentially between the display and keyboard. The auxiliary user input is used to move the highlighting cursor from a first icon located on the display screen, to a second icon located on the display screen. In operation, the highlighting cursor is prevented from moving from a first row of icons to a successive second row of icons when a cross-wise directed force is applied to the auxiliary user input and the highlighted cursor has reached a terminal icon of the first row.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld communication device capable of affecting movement of a highlighting cursor amongst an array of icons on a display screen of the handheld communication device, said handheld communication device comprising:
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a display suitable for accommodating textual input to the handheld communication device; and
,an auxiliary user input located essentially between the display and keyboard, said auxiliary user input affecting movement of the highlighting cursor from a first icon located on the display screen to a second icon located on the display screen, wherein said highlighting cursor is prevented from moving from a first row of icons to a successive second row of icons when a force having a substantially cross-wise directed component is asserted upon said auxiliary user input and said highlighted cursor has reached a terminal icon of said first row. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for affecting movement of a cursor on a display screen of a handheld communication device from a first icon to a second icon amongst an array of icons, said method comprising:
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asserting a force upon said auxiliary user input having a substantially cross-wise or length-wise directed component; sensing movement of an auxiliary user input of the handheld communication device indicative of the user'"'"'s desire to affect movement of the cursor on the display screen of the handheld communication device; determining whether said movement contains at least one of a substantially cross-wise component or a substantially lengthwise component; affecting cross-wise movement of the highlighting cursor from said first icon in a first row of icons to a second icon in said first row of icons when said movement contains a substantially cross-wise component, said highlighted cursor prevented from moving from said first row of icons to a successive second row of icons when said highlighted cursor has reached a terminal icon of said first row. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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