User input device for electronic device
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a user input device comprising;
a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a part of a surface of the electronic device and being arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive surface areas being associated with a respective corresponding pre-defined functionality;
appropriate control circuitry responsive to a touching contact with a said touch sensitive surface area configured to control the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic shown on a screen carried by the electronic device wherein;
a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a first pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction in response to a sliding motion touching contact with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area in a first direction on said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction and in a second direction opposite said first direction on said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to decelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction;
a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a second pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction in response to a sliding motion touching contact with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area in a first direction on said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction and in a second direction on said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area for decelerating the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction; and
a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a third pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to stop movement in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area.
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Abstract
A user input device for controlling the movement of a cursor in a graphical user interface (GUI) includes a touch sensitive surface arranged to provide a pre-defined number of touch sensitive surface areas substantially continuous with one another each of which is associated with a corresponding pre-defined functionality. Touching contact with the given surface area causes the cursor to move in the corresponding direction or to stop. The speed of the cursor is controlled by the touching contact which may be a sliding, tapping, pressure or other suitable contact.
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42 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a user input device comprising; a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a part of a surface of the electronic device and being arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive surface areas being associated with a respective corresponding pre-defined functionality; appropriate control circuitry responsive to a touching contact with a said touch sensitive surface area configured to control the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic shown on a screen carried by the electronic device wherein; a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a first pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction in response to a sliding motion touching contact with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area in a first direction on said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction and in a second direction opposite said first direction on said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to decelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction; a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a second pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction in response to a sliding motion touching contact with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area in a first direction on said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction and in a second direction on said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area for decelerating the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction; and a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a third pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to stop movement in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A user input device comprising:
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a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a part of a surface, said touch sensitive surface being arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive areas being associated with a respective corresponding pre-defined functionality; appropriate control circuitry responsive to touching contact with said touch sensitive surface configured to control the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic wherein; a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a first pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction in response to a continuous pressing touching contact with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area and to respond to a sliding motion touching contact in a first direction on said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction and to respond to a sliding motion touching contact in a second direction opposite said first direction with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to decelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding first direction; a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a second pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction in response to a continuous pressing touching contact with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area and to respond to a sliding motion touching contact in a first direction with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to accelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction and to respond to a sliding motion touching contact in a second direction with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area to decelerate the cursor movement in said corresponding second direction; and a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a third pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to stop movement in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area; said first and said second touch sensitive surface further configured to respond to said continuous pressing touching contact such that the velocity of the cursor is proportional to the pressure force applied to said first and said second touch sensitive surface area. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. Method, comprising:
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controlling the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic using a user input device comprising a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a part of a surface and arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas, each of said touch sensitive surface areas being associated with a respective corresponding cursor movement direction and functionality; touching a one or more of said touch sensitive surface areas; responding to the touching of said touch sensitive surface areas to control the velocity and direction of the cursor, and moving the cursor in a corresponding first direction in response to a touching contact with a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area, moving the cursor in a corresponding second direction in response to a touching contact with a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area, stopping the cursor movement in response to a touching contact with a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area, and activating a corresponding operation at a given cursor location in the display graphic in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A touch sensitive element for moving a cursor in a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a part of a surface of the graphical user interface and arranged to provide a desired number of adjacent pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas, each of said pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas being associated with a corresponding pre-defined cursor movement direction and functionality, each of said pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas configured to be responsive to a touching contact to control the velocity and direction of movement of the cursor in accordance with the pre-defined direction and functionality associated with each of said respective pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas and one of said pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas further configured to stop the cursor movement in response to a touching contact and to activate a corresponding operation identified at a given location in the graphic user interface. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. Computer program carried on a computer readable storage medium and executable by a processor in an electronic device for controlling the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic shown on a screen carried by the electronic device having a user input device comprising a touch sensitive surface arranged in and forming a pat of a surface of the electronic device and arranged to provide a pre-defined desired number of touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive areas being associated with a respective corresponding cursor movement direction and functionality wherein touching contact in a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area causes the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction, touching contact in a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area causes the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction, and touching contact in a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area causes the cursor to stop movement and to activate a corresponding operation identified at a given cursor location on the display graphic.
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34. An electronic device comprising:
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a user input device comprising; a touch sensitive surface being arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive areas being associated with a respective corresponding pre-defined functionality; appropriate control circuitry responsive to a touching contact with said touch sensitive surface for controlling the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic shown on a screen carried by the electronic device wherein; a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a first pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction in response to a touching contact with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area; a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a second pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction in response to a touching contact with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area; and a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a third pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to stop movement in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area and to activate a corresponding operation identified at a given cursor location in the display graphic. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A user input device comprising:
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a touch sensitive surface, said touch sensitive surface being arranged to provide a desired number of pre-defined touch sensitive surface areas each of said touch sensitive areas being associated with a respective corresponding pre-defined functionality; appropriate control circuitry responsive to touching contact with said touch sensitive surface for controlling the velocity and direction of movement of a cursor in a display graphic wherein; a first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a first pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding first direction in response to a touching contact with said first pre-defined touch sensitive surface area; a second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a second pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to move in a corresponding second direction in response to a touching contact with said second pre-defined touch sensitive surface area; and a third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area comprises a third pre-defined functionality configured to cause the cursor to stop movement in response to a touching contact with said third pre-defined touch sensitive surface area and to activate a corresponding operation identified at a given cursor location in the display graphic; said touch sensitive surface is further configured to respond to a continuous pressing touching contact such that the velocity of the cursor is proportional to the pressure force applied to the touch sensitive surface area.
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