MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COMPETING INPUT DEVICES
First Claim
1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
- a processor controlling the operation of the mobile electronic device,an orientation sensor to detect a current orientation of the mobile electronic device,a first input device configured to accept user input when the mobile electronic device is in a first orientation, anda second input device configured to accept user input when the mobile electronic device is in a second orientation,said orientation sensor, said first input device and said second input device being coupled to the processor and said processor being configured to enable and disable said first input device and said second input device in accordance with the orientation of the mobile electronic devices as detected by the orientation sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile electronic device that can be used in at least two different orientations. The mobile electronic device comprises a processor, an orientation sensor, and at least two competing input devices. The processor is configured to enable and disable the competing input devices in accordance with the orientation of the mobile electronic device as detected by the orientation sensor. Alternatively, the processor is configured to assign different control functions to the competing input devices and possibly to interchange these control functions in response to a signal from the orientation sensor. The device may have a scrollbar that is an integral part of a keypad. The device may have a scrollbar that is wrapped around a corner of the device. The device may have two scrollbars that are arranged transversely to one another with the longitudinal extremity of the touch surface one of the scrollbars connecting to the touch surface of the other scrollbar.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a processor controlling the operation of the mobile electronic device, an orientation sensor to detect a current orientation of the mobile electronic device, a first input device configured to accept user input when the mobile electronic device is in a first orientation, and a second input device configured to accept user input when the mobile electronic device is in a second orientation, said orientation sensor, said first input device and said second input device being coupled to the processor and said processor being configured to enable and disable said first input device and said second input device in accordance with the orientation of the mobile electronic devices as detected by the orientation sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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20. A mobile electronic device that can be used in at least two different orientations, said mobile electronic device comprising:
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an elongated housing, a processor controlling the operation of the mobile electronic device, a first scrollbar supported by said elongated housing with said first scrollbar extending in a direction substantially traverse to the longitudinal axis of said elongated housing, a second scrollbar supported by said elongated housing with said second scrollbar substantially extending in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said elongated housing, said first scrollbar and said second scrollbar being coupled to the processor and said processor being configured to associate a first control function of an application associated with said mobile electronic device to said first scrollbar and to associate a second control function of said application associated with said mobile electronic device to said second scrollbar. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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30. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a housing, a scrollbar supported by the housing, and a keypad supported by the housing, wherein said scrollbar and said keypad overlap one another, with one or more of the keys on said keypad being mapped under the scrollbar. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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