DYNAMIC VISUAL FEATURE COORDINATION IN AN ELECTRONIC HAND HELD DEVICE
First Claim
1. A user interface for an electronic hand held device, comprising:
- a user input section having a plurality of keys dynamically configurable so that each key may be reassigned a functional role based on user selections, wherein at least a first subset of the plurality of keys is configured as touch sensitive keys in a substantially continuous circular arrangement;
a controller configured to detect a touched location on the user input section and to control a display to visually present information related to a current location being touchedwherein indicia is changeable on at least the first subset of keys based on user selections.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for dynamic visual feature coordination in an electronic hand held device is described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes key configurations arranged in a clock-like fashion and other configurations so that a user'"'"'s finger might be easily tracked prior to actual key selection within the circular arrangement and other keys to facilitate a multitude of features that includes anticipation of a user'"'"'s actions and also shows alternative information based at least in part on current, previous and projected next finger movements. In other embodiments, visual display presentations related to described feature operations and key configurations are described.
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35 Claims
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1. A user interface for an electronic hand held device, comprising:
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a user input section having a plurality of keys dynamically configurable so that each key may be reassigned a functional role based on user selections, wherein at least a first subset of the plurality of keys is configured as touch sensitive keys in a substantially continuous circular arrangement; a controller configured to detect a touched location on the user input section and to control a display to visually present information related to a current location being touched wherein indicia is changeable on at least the first subset of keys based on user selections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A user interface for an electronic hand held device, comprising:
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a display to create images and text having a first display area and a second display area; a controller to control the images an text; and a user interface that includes the display and a touch sensitive surface, the touch sensitive surface includes tactile delineations layered adjacent the first display area and the tactile delineations at least in part define a plurality of keys, wherein the controller receives indications of touched location indicative of one of the plurality of keys and initiates processing of a feature associated with the touched location, wherein the controller coordinates displays in the one of the first display area and the second display area, the first display area configured to provide indicia for the plurality of keys. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for providing a user interface for an electronic hand held device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a user input section having a plurality of key locations dynamically configurable so that each key may be reassigned a functional role based on user selections, wherein at least a first subset of the plurality of keys is configured as touch sensitive keys in a substantially continuous circular arrangement, the dynamically configurable keys being configurable with dynamically assigned indicia; and providing a controller to detect a location being touched on the user input section and to control a display to visually present information related to a current key being touched. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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