Touch-sensitive device for scrolling a document on a display
First Claim
1. A touch-sensitive device for scrolling a document on a display screen, said device comprising:
- a scrolling area extending along a longitudinal axis and having a width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and opposed first and second ends each having a distal end, and tactile feedback means located between the distal ends for providing tactile feedback for assisting in the location of the first and second ends.
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Abstract
A touch-sensitive device for use as an electronic input device for controlling by scrolling the visible portion of a document or image relative to a display. The device can include various improved configurations such as physically separate opposed input surfaces at opposite longitudinal ends and/or lateral sides. The end regions of a touch sensitive surface may be rounded and/or tapered to provide relative positional feedback to the user. Tactile positional feedback can also include surface texture changes on the scrolling area and/or changes in the surface of the frame in the region immediately adjacent the scrolling area. The touch sensitive areas may be provided within a split alphanumeric section of an ergonomic keyboard to enable scrolling without the user having to remove his or her hands from the alphanumeric section.
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1. A touch-sensitive device for scrolling a document on a display screen, said device comprising:
- a scrolling area extending along a longitudinal axis and having a width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and opposed first and second ends each having a distal end, and tactile feedback means located between the distal ends for providing tactile feedback for assisting in the location of the first and second ends.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A touch-sensitive device for scrolling a document on a display screen, said device comprising:
- a frame having an opening defining a scrolling area, the scrolling area extending along a longitudinal axis and having a width in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and opposed first and second ends each having a distal end, and the frame having variations in a bezel immediately adjacent to the scrolling area between the first and second ends.
- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 15)
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