Touch pad for handheld device
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A battery powered handheld music player, comprising:
- a housing that supports various electrical components that provide computing operations for the music player;
a memory device disposed inside the housing and configured to store a plurality of songs in a digital format;
a display screen provided at a first portion of a front surface of the housing, and configured to present a list of songs from the plurality of stored songs and to present a visual indicator that is capable of linearly traversing through the list of songs in order to designate a specific song from the list of songs;
a touch pad assembly provided at a second portion of the front surface of the housing, the touch pad assembly being configured to track the arcuate motion of a finger sliding thereon, the touch pad assembly including a planar touch surface that is dimensioned to allow sliding arcuate movement of a finger thereon;
a controller disposed inside the housing and configured to acquire motion information from the touch pad assembly and to control various features of the music player based on motion information provided by the touch pad assembly, the features including at least linearly moving the visual indicator through the list of songs, the linear direction and speed of the movement of the visual indicator being based at least in part on the arcuate direction and speed of the finger sliding across the planar touch surface of the touch pad assembly;
a button provided at the front surface of the housing, the button being configured to select the specific song designated by the visual indicator;
an audio feedback device disposed inside the housing, and configured to provide audio feedback in conjunction with movement of the visual indicator as it traverses through the song list; and
audio output components for outputting music associated with the selected specific song from the list of songs, the components including at least an amplifier and a headphone jack.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A media player having a touch pad is disclosed.
292 Citations
23 Claims
-
1. A battery powered handheld music player, comprising:
-
a housing that supports various electrical components that provide computing operations for the music player; a memory device disposed inside the housing and configured to store a plurality of songs in a digital format; a display screen provided at a first portion of a front surface of the housing, and configured to present a list of songs from the plurality of stored songs and to present a visual indicator that is capable of linearly traversing through the list of songs in order to designate a specific song from the list of songs; a touch pad assembly provided at a second portion of the front surface of the housing, the touch pad assembly being configured to track the arcuate motion of a finger sliding thereon, the touch pad assembly including a planar touch surface that is dimensioned to allow sliding arcuate movement of a finger thereon; a controller disposed inside the housing and configured to acquire motion information from the touch pad assembly and to control various features of the music player based on motion information provided by the touch pad assembly, the features including at least linearly moving the visual indicator through the list of songs, the linear direction and speed of the movement of the visual indicator being based at least in part on the arcuate direction and speed of the finger sliding across the planar touch surface of the touch pad assembly; a button provided at the front surface of the housing, the button being configured to select the specific song designated by the visual indicator; an audio feedback device disposed inside the housing, and configured to provide audio feedback in conjunction with movement of the visual indicator as it traverses through the song list; and audio output components for outputting music associated with the selected specific song from the list of songs, the components including at least an amplifier and a headphone jack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A battery powered handheld music player, comprising:
-
a housing that supports various electrical components that provide computing operations for the music player;
a memory device disposed inside the housing and configured to store a plurality of songs in a digital format;a display screen provided at a front surface of the housing, and configured to present a list of songs from the plurality of stored songs and to present a visual indicator that is capable of linearly traversing through the list of songs in order to designate a specific song from the list of songs;
a touch pad assembly provided at the front surface of the housing, the touch pad assembly being configured to track the arcuate motion of a finger sliding thereon, the touch pad assembly including a planar touch surface that is dimensioned to allow sliding movement of a finger thereon;a controller disposed inside the housing and configured to acquire motion information from the touch pad assembly and to control various features of the music player based on motion information provided by the touch pad assembly, the features including at least linearly moving the visual indicator through the list of songs, the direction and speed of the movement of the visual indicator being based at least in part on the arcuate direction and speed of the finger sliding across the planar touch surface of the touch pad assembly; audio output components for outputting music associated with the selected specific song from the list of songs, the components including at least an amplifier and a headphone jack. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A media player for storing and playing media such as audio, video or images, the media player comprising:
-
a housing that encloses internally various electrical components that provide computing operations for the media player; a touch pad supported at the housing and providing a first user input element for the media player, the touch pad including input areas for processing input from a finger sliding across any portion of the touch pad; a button that is visibly distinct from the touch pad and providing a second user input element for the media player, the button processing input from a finger pressing thereon; and one or more media delivery devices configured to output media, wherein the touch pad is arranged to receive input from a finger on a surface of the touch pad to implement a control function with respect to operation of the media player, a display screen configured to display text and graphics to a user of the media device, the display screen being supported by the housing, wherein the control function corresponds to a scrolling feature that allows an object to move linearly from one media item to another media item in a group of media items displayed on the display screen, the object designating a particular media item to be selected, the selection being performed by the button, the object moving in a linear direction and at a speed related at least in part to an arcuate direction and a speed of the finger moving in an arcuate manner relative to the touch surface of the touch pad. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
Specification