Digital display
First Claim
1. Electronic apparatus including a digital display means for displaying a plurality of data items thereon, the apparatus including mechanical input means for scrolling through, highlighting and/or selecting one or more of said data items, means for producing and displaying a graphical representation of one or more components or elements, said graphical representation being representative of at least a portion of said mechanical input means, or an imaginary portion, element or component thereof, and means for animating said graphical representation in accordance with mechanical operation of said input means so as to at least provide an illusion of connectivity between said input means and said graphical representation.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone (1) comprises an LCD (liquid crystal display) screen (2) for visually displaying data items (2a), status and other relevant information to a user. The mobile telephone (1) includes a keypad (3) to enable a user to input information such as numbers or letters, and some functions of the telephone may also be accessed and/or selected by means of the keypad (3). The mobile telephone (1) further comprises a rotary scroller input means (4) located on the side of the telephone for convenient operation thereof by a user. The input means (4) is mounted in the housing of the telephone (1) such that only a portion (7) thereof is visible and accessible to the user externally of the telephone housing. The rest of the input means (4) is mounted within, and obscured by, the housing of the telephone (1). In fact, the ‘invisible’ portion of the input means (4) is located directly behind the display screen (2), with the axis of rotation (6) of the input means (4) being substantially perpendicular to the plane of the screen (2). The “invisible” portion of the input means (4) is represented (both visually and operationally) on the screen (2).
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- 1. Electronic apparatus including a digital display means for displaying a plurality of data items thereon, the apparatus including mechanical input means for scrolling through, highlighting and/or selecting one or more of said data items, means for producing and displaying a graphical representation of one or more components or elements, said graphical representation being representative of at least a portion of said mechanical input means, or an imaginary portion, element or component thereof, and means for animating said graphical representation in accordance with mechanical operation of said input means so as to at least provide an illusion of connectivity between said input means and said graphical representation.
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13. Electronic apparatus including a digital display means for displaying a plurality of data items thereon, the apparatus including mechanical input means for scrolling through, highlighting and/or selecting one or more of said data items, at least a portion of said mechanical means being hidden or obscured from view externally of said apparatus, said hidden or obscured portion of said mechanical means, and/or its mechanical operation when in use, being graphically represented and/or displayed on said display means.
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14. (canceled)
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