APPLIANCE COMPRISING A DISPLAY AND OPERATING UNIT
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Abstract
An appliance has four actuating elements are arranged around an edge of a display. One actuating element is arranged above the display, one below the display, one to the right of the display and one to the left of the display. In this way, the appliance is operated. A corresponding menu structure or list of applications on the display is coupled to the actuation of the actuating elements. A corresponding list in a hierarchy plane of the menu structure is run through or changed between applications running on the appliance by actuating the upper and lower actuating elements. The right and left actuating elements enable change from one hierarchy plane to another hierarchy plane of the menu structure or the display of detail information about applications. The appliance can especially be a portable appliance, e.g. an appliance that can be worn on the wrist or a mobile telephone.
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19. A device comprising:
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a display, which when arranged in a viewing position for a user, has a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, the display having an edge and left and right sides, the display displaying lines of text extending in the horizontal direction, the display comprising at least first and second display modes, the first display mode displaying a list of entries, the second display mode displaying information on one entry from the list of entries; and an operating unit comprising first, second, third and fourth actuating elements provided at an edge of the display, the first actuating element extending in the vertical direction above the display, the second actuating element extending in the vertical direction below the display, the third actuating element extending in the horizontal direction on the right or left side of the display and the fourth actuating element extending in the horizontal direction on the left or right side of the display opposite the third actuating element, wherein actuation of the first actuating element causes the list to change between activated list entries and/or applications in a predetermined order, actuation of the second actuating element causes the list to change between activated list entries and/or applications in an order opposite to the predetermined order; actuation of the third actuating element changes to the second display mode, and actuation of the fourth actuating element changes to the first display mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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