Handheld electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of selecting among a plurality of proposed input items presented on a display of a communications device, the communications device including a navigation device and a plurality of actuable keys having multiple symbols associated therewith, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal type that originates from an actuable key having multiple symbols associated therewith;
presenting a plurality of proposed primary output items on the display in response to receiving the first signal type, the plurality of proposed primary output items corresponding to the multiple symbols associated with the actuable key;
receiving a second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move an indicator along a first direction that traverses the plurality of proposed primary output items;
receiving a third signal type from the navigation device, the third signal type being configured to move the indicator along a second direction, the second direction being different than the first direction;
presenting a plurality of proposed secondary output items on the display in response to receiving the third signal type; and
receiving the second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move the indicator along the first direction to traverse the plurality of proposed secondary output items.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a reduced keyboard and roller ball input. The roller ball input includes a movable portion that is substantially continuously rotatable with respect to a housing of the device and is rotatable about more than one axis providing input. The processor apparatus includes a disambiguation routine that can output various proposed interpretations of inputs from the reduced keyboard. The roller ball input advantageously provides various inputs to the handheld electronic device without requiring significant user attention, which enables a user to direct greater amount of attention to the output from the disambiguation routine and other aspects of the device. The roller ball input can be configured to additionally be translatable to provide an input, and additionally and/or alternatively the roller ball input can provide a tactile or other feedback to a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of selecting among a plurality of proposed input items presented on a display of a communications device, the communications device including a navigation device and a plurality of actuable keys having multiple symbols associated therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal type that originates from an actuable key having multiple symbols associated therewith; presenting a plurality of proposed primary output items on the display in response to receiving the first signal type, the plurality of proposed primary output items corresponding to the multiple symbols associated with the actuable key; receiving a second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move an indicator along a first direction that traverses the plurality of proposed primary output items; receiving a third signal type from the navigation device, the third signal type being configured to move the indicator along a second direction, the second direction being different than the first direction; presenting a plurality of proposed secondary output items on the display in response to receiving the third signal type; and receiving the second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move the indicator along the first direction to traverse the plurality of proposed secondary output items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to select among a plurality of proposed input items presented on a display of a communications device, the communications device including a navigation device and a plurality of actuable keys having multiple symbols associated therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving a first signal type that originates from an actuable key having multiple symbols associated therewith; presenting a plurality of proposed primary output items on the display in response to receiving the first signal type, the plurality of proposed primary output items corresponding to the multiple symbols associated with the actuable key; receiving a second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move an indicator along a first direction that traverses the plurality of proposed primary output items; receiving a third signal type from the navigation device, the third signal type being configured to move the indicator along a second direction, the second direction being different than the first direction; presenting a plurality of proposed secondary output items on the display in response to receiving the third signal type; and receiving the second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move the indicator along the first direction to traverse the plurality of proposed secondary output items. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile communications device for selecting among a plurality of proposed input items presented on a display, the mobile communications comprising:
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a navigation device; a plurality of actuable keys having multiple symbols associated therewith; and a processor coupled to the navigation device and the plurality of actuable keys, the processor configured to; receive a first signal type that originates from an actuable key having multiple symbols associated therewith; present a plurality of proposed primary output items on the display in response to receiving the first signal type, the plurality of proposed primary output items corresponding to the multiple symbols associated with the actuable key; receive a second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move an indicator along a first direction that traverses the plurality of proposed primary output items; receive a third signal type from the navigation device, the third signal type being configured to move the indicator along a second direction, the second direction being different than the first direction; present a plurality of proposed secondary output items on the display in response to receiving the third signal type; and receive the second signal type from the navigation device, the second signal type being configured to move the indicator along the first direction to traverse the plurality of proposed secondary output items. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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