USER INPUT ON ROLLABLE DISPLAY DEVICE
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1. A display device comprising:
- a housing coupled at an end of the display device,a viewing portion connected to said housing at an end,horizontal selection means for selecting a horizontal region within said viewing portion without requiring direct contact with said viewing portion,vertical selection means for selecting a vertical region within said viewing portion without requiring direct contact with said viewing portion,horizontal detection means for detecting said selected horizontal region within said viewing portion, and for generating a first signal responsive to said horizontal detection,vertical detection means for detecting said selected vertical regionwithin said viewing portion, and for generating a second signal responsive to said vertical detection, anda controller for receiving said first and second signals and for substantially simultaneously activating said vertical and horizontal regions responsive to said first and second received signals.
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Abstract
A rollable display device (30) is provided with horizontal and vertical selection and detection means for activating a (x-y) coordinate region within a viewing portion (i.e., display area) of the device without requiring direct contact with the display area. The horizontal region may be selected by simply rolling out the display to a desired horizontal position and detecting that position. In various embodiments, the vertical region may be detected by one of button selection means (38), slider control means and touch screen activation means.
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21 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a housing coupled at an end of the display device, a viewing portion connected to said housing at an end, horizontal selection means for selecting a horizontal region within said viewing portion without requiring direct contact with said viewing portion, vertical selection means for selecting a vertical region within said viewing portion without requiring direct contact with said viewing portion, horizontal detection means for detecting said selected horizontal region within said viewing portion, and for generating a first signal responsive to said horizontal detection, vertical detection means for detecting said selected vertical region within said viewing portion, and for generating a second signal responsive to said vertical detection, and a controller for receiving said first and second signals and for substantially simultaneously activating said vertical and horizontal regions responsive to said first and second received signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A display device comprising:
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a housing, a viewing portion connected to said housing, said viewing portion being extendable from said housing in an extended configuration and retractable with respect to said housing in a closed configuration, horizontal detection means for detecting a selected horizontal region within said viewing portion, and for generating a first signal responsive to said horizontal detection, vertical detection means for detecting a selected vertical region within said viewing portion, and for generating a second signal responsive to said vertical detection, and a controller for receiving said first and second signals and for activating said vertical and horizontal regions responsive to said first and second received signals, wherein said vertical and horizontal regions comprise an activated area of said viewing portion.
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14. A method for activating a horizontal and a vertical region of a viewing portion of a mobile device display, the method comprising:
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selecting a desired horizontal position on said viewing portion without touching said viewing portion, detecting the extended horizontal position generating a first signal responsive to said detected extended horizontal position, selecting a desired vertical position on said viewing portion of the device without touching said viewing portion, detecting the desired vertical position, generating a second signal responsive to said vertical detection, and activating said vertical and horizontal regions based on said first and second signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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