Handheld electronic device, user interface and method employing an input wheel disposed at about a 45 degree angle
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- an input apparatus comprising a single rotational axis and a wheel adapted to rotate about said single rotational axis in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction;
a display alternatively displaying a first list and a second list, said first list including a plurality of first objects disposed in a first longitudinal direction, said second list including a plurality of second objects disposed in a different second longitudinal direction; and
a processor component cooperating with said input apparatus and said display to scroll said first objects or said second objects responsive to rotation of said wheel in the first rotational direction or the opposite second rotational direction, wherein said single rotational axis is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to said first longitudinal direction and to said second longitudinal direction.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device, such as a fob, includes an input apparatus having a single rotational axis and a thumbwheel adapted to rotate about the rotational axis in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction. A display alternatively displays a first horizontal list and a second vertical list. The horizontal list includes a plurality of first objects, such as icons, disposed in a first longitudinal direction, and the vertical list includes a plurality of second objects, such as menu items, disposed in a different second longitudinal direction. A microprocessor cooperates with the input apparatus and the display to scroll the icons or the menu items responsive to rotation of the thumbwheel in the first rotational direction or the opposite second rotational direction. The rotational axis is disposed at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the first longitudinal direction and to the different second longitudinal direction.
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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an input apparatus comprising a single rotational axis and a wheel adapted to rotate about said single rotational axis in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction;
a display alternatively displaying a first list and a second list, said first list including a plurality of first objects disposed in a first longitudinal direction, said second list including a plurality of second objects disposed in a different second longitudinal direction; and
a processor component cooperating with said input apparatus and said display to scroll said first objects or said second objects responsive to rotation of said wheel in the first rotational direction or the opposite second rotational direction, wherein said single rotational axis is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to said first longitudinal direction and to said second longitudinal direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A user interface for a handheld electronic device, said user interface comprising:
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an input apparatus comprising a single rotational axis and a wheel adapted to rotate about said single rotational axis in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction; and
a display adapted to alternatively display a first list and a second list, said first list including a plurality of first objects disposed in a first longitudinal direction, said second list including a plurality of second objects disposed in a different second longitudinal direction, wherein said single rotational axis is disposed at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to said first longitudinal direction and to said second longitudinal direction, and wherein said display is adapted to scroll said first objects or said second objects responsive to rotation of said wheel in the first rotational direction or the opposite second rotational direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A user interface method comprising:
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employing an input apparatus comprising a single rotational axis and a wheel adapted to rotate about said single rotational axis in a first rotational direction and an opposite second rotational direction;
alternatively displaying a first list and a second list, said first list including a plurality of first objects disposed in a first longitudinal direction, said second list including a plurality of second objects disposed in a different second longitudinal direction;
disposing said single rotational axis at an angle of about 45 degrees with respect to said first longitudinal direction and to said second longitudinal direction; and
scrolling said first objects or said second objects responsive to rotation of said wheel in the first rotational direction or the opposite second rotational direction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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