ERGONOMIC USER INTERFACES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display viewable through a face of the housing, wherein the display is configured to display an alphanumeric character list; and
an input device adjacent the display, wherein the input device is movable by a user to highlight a respective alphanumeric character in a displayed character list, and that is depressible by the user to select a highlighted alphanumeric character.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a housing that encloses a controller and/or other electronic components, a display viewable through a face of the housing that is configured to display an alphanumeric character list, and an input device adjacent the display that is movable by a user to highlight and select respective alphanumeric characters in a displayed character list. To highlight characters within a displayed character list, the input device is rotatable about an axis that is substantially normal to the display and is slidable within a plane that is substantially orthogonal to the axis. In some embodiments, the input device is rotatable and slidable within a plane that is substantially parallel with a plane defined by the housing face. To select a highlighted character, a user depresses the input device.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a display viewable through a face of the housing, wherein the display is configured to display an alphanumeric character list; and an input device adjacent the display, wherein the input device is movable by a user to highlight a respective alphanumeric character in a displayed character list, and that is depressible by the user to select a highlighted alphanumeric character. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18)
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15. An electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; a display viewable through a face of the housing, wherein the display is configured to display an alphanumeric character list; and an input device that circumferentially surrounds the display, wherein the input device is rotatable and slidable by a user to highlight a respective alphanumeric character in a displayed character list, and is depressible by the user to select a highlighted alphanumeric character. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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19. A user interface for an electronic device, comprising:
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a display viewable through a face of a housing of the electronic device, wherein the display is configured to display an alphanumeric character list, wherein the display comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein an alphanumeric character list is displayed within the first portion and wherein user selected alphanumeric characters are displayed in the second portion; and an input device circumferentially surrounding the display, wherein the input device is rotatable and slidable by a user to highlight a respective alphanumeric character in the display first portion, and is depressible by the user to select and display a highlighted alphanumeric character in the display second portion. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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