Analog controls housed with electronic displays for hand-held web browsers
First Claim
1. A hand-held web browser for establishing a wireless contact with a computer network, comprising:
- a housing sized to be hand-held;
electronic circuitry located in said housing;
a general image display located in said housing, said general image display operatively connected to said circuitry;
a first finger depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said first finger depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive first analog sensor, said first analog sensor for inputting a first signal to said circuitry;
a second depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said second depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive second analog sensor, said second analog sensor for inputting a second signal to said circuitry;
said circuitry structured to receive the signals and to cause said general image display to scroll information at a variable rate according to variable pressure applied to the depressible surfaces.
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Abstract
A hand-held web browser for establishing contact with a computer network, the browser including a housing, a general image display in the housing, a proportional sensor for creating a varying value according to varying depression applied by a finger of a human user to a depressible surface of the sensor. Multiple proportional sensors are sometimes utilized. In one preferred embodiment the proportional sensor(s) include resilient dome cap(s) for providing tactile feedback to the finger depressing the depressible surface. Circuitry within the housing is connected to the sensor for reading the varying value from the sensor and causing representative varying of the imagery shown by the display.
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18 Claims
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1. A hand-held web browser for establishing a wireless contact with a computer network, comprising:
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a housing sized to be hand-held;
electronic circuitry located in said housing;
a general image display located in said housing, said general image display operatively connected to said circuitry;
a first finger depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said first finger depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive first analog sensor, said first analog sensor for inputting a first signal to said circuitry;
a second depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said second depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive second analog sensor, said second analog sensor for inputting a second signal to said circuitry;
said circuitry structured to receive the signals and to cause said general image display to scroll information at a variable rate according to variable pressure applied to the depressible surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An improved hand-held web browser of the type having capability of establishing a wireless contact with a computer network, wherein the improvements comprise:
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a housing sized to be hand-held; and
electronic circuitry located in said housing;
a general image display at least in part supported within said housing, said general image display operatively connected to said circuitry;
a first finger depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said first finger depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive first analog sensor, said first analog sensor for inputting a first signal to said circuitry, said first signal having variable value depending on variable pressure applied to said first finger depressible surface;
a second depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said second depressible surface operatively connected to a pressure-sensitive second analog sensor, said second analog sensor for inputting a second signal to said circuitry, said second signal having variable value depending on variable pressure applied to said second depressible surface;
said circuitry structured to receive the signals and to cause said general image display to zoom information at a variable rate according to variable pressure applied to the depressible surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A hand-held web browser, comprising:
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means for establishing contact with a computer network;
said means for establishing contact at least in part withina housing sized for holding in a human hand; and
electronic circuitry located in said housing;
a general image display at least in part supported by said housing, said general image display operatively connected to said circuitry;
at least one finger depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said at least one finger depressible surface operatively connected to at least one depressible proportional sensor, said proportional sensor for inputting a signal to said circuitry, said signal having a varying value representing varying depression of said at least one finger depressible surface;
said circuitry structured to receive said signal and to cause said general image display to change display of information at a rate related to said value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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