User interface for a data processing apparatus
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1. A user interface on a data processing device comprising:
- an input wheel rotatably mounted to said data processing device and configured to generate input signals to said data processing device when rotated or clicked, wherein clicking and holding down said input wheel for less than a threshold amount of time causes a first function to be executed by said data processing device, said first function having a default action associated with a data object highlighted on a display of said data processing device, and wherein clicking and holding down said input wheel for greater than said threshold amount of time causes a second function to be executed by said data processing device, said second function having a context-sensitive menu associated with said highlighted data object.
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Abstract
A user interface for a data processing device is described comprising: an input wheel rotatably mounted to the data processing device and configured to generate input signals to the data processing device when rotated or clicked down, wherein clicking and holding down the input wheel for less than a threshold amount of time causes a first function to be executed by the data processing device, and wherein clicking and holding down the input wheel for greater than the threshold amount of time causes a second function to be executed by the data processing device.
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32 Claims
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1. A user interface on a data processing device comprising:
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an input wheel rotatably mounted to said data processing device and configured to generate input signals to said data processing device when rotated or clicked, wherein clicking and holding down said input wheel for less than a threshold amount of time causes a first function to be executed by said data processing device, said first function having a default action associated with a data object highlighted on a display of said data processing device, and wherein clicking and holding down said input wheel for greater than said threshold amount of time causes a second function to be executed by said data processing device, said second function having a context-sensitive menu associated with said highlighted data object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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executing a first function on a data processing device responsive to an input wheel on said data processing device being clicked and held down for less than a threshold amount of time, said first function having a default action associated with a data object highlighted on a display of said data processing device; and
executing a second function on said data processing device responsive to said input wheel being clicked and held down for more than said threshold amount of time, said second function having a context-sensitive menu associated with said highlighted data object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method comprising:
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identifying a data object on a data processing device display responsive to rotation of an input wheel;
performing a first function if said input wheel is pressed down for less than a first predetermined period of time, said first function having a default action associated with said identified data object; and
performing a second function if said input wheel is pressed down for longer than said first predetermined period of time, said second function having a context-sensitive menu associated with said identified data object. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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