COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a radio transceiver, comprising:
- controlling a first function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a center of an elongated roller of a control element;
controlling a second function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a first peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a first period of time;
controlling a third function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a second peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a second period of time, said second peripheral edge portion opposed from said first peripheral edge portion; and
controlling a fourth function of said radio transceiver in response to a rotation of said elongated roller around a central axis of said elongated roller.
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Abstract
Systems (100) and methods (400) for controlling functions of a Radio Transceiver (206, 208). At least one function is controlled in response to: a depression of a center of an elongated roller of a control element (102, 300); a depression of a first peripheral edge portion (FPEP) of the elongated roller (302) for a first period of time; a depression of a second peripheral edge portion (SPEP) of the elongated roller for a second period of time; a rotation of the elongated roller around a central axis thereof; a depression of the FPEP (352) for a third period of time that is longer than the first period of time; and/or a depression of a SPEP (354) for a fourth period of time that is longer than the second period of time.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a radio transceiver, comprising:
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controlling a first function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a center of an elongated roller of a control element; controlling a second function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a first peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a first period of time; controlling a third function of said radio transceiver in response to a depression of a second peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a second period of time, said second peripheral edge portion opposed from said first peripheral edge portion; and controlling a fourth function of said radio transceiver in response to a rotation of said elongated roller around a central axis of said elongated roller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for controlling a device, comprising:
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an elongated control element comprising an elongated roller; and at least one controller operable with said elongated roller and configured to (a) control a first function of said device in response to a depression of a center of said elongated roller, (b) control a second function of said device in response to a depression of a first peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a first period of time, (c) control a third function of said device in response to a depression of a second peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a second period of time, said second peripheral edge portion opposed from said first peripheral edge portion, and (d) control a fourth function of said device in response to a rotation of said elongated roller around a central axis of said elongated roller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for controlling a radio transceiver device, comprising:
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an elongated control element comprising an elongated roller; and at least one controller operable with said elongated roller and configured to (a) select a talk group or social media profile in response to a rotation of said elongated roller around a central axis of said elongated control element, (b) initiate a call to members of said selected talk group or social media profile in response to a depression of a center of said elongated roller, and (c) control an audio volume of said radio transceiver device in response to a depression of a first peripheral edge portion of said elongated roller for a first period of time. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A radio transceiver, comprising;
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a Push-To-Talk (PTT) switch comprising an elongated roller; and at least one controller operable with said elongated roller and configured to select a talk group in response to a rotation of said elongated roller around a central axis of said elongated roller, and initiate a PTT call to members of said selected talk group in response to a depression of a center of said elongated roller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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