Multi-function key with scrolling
First Claim
1. A method, comprising;
- providing a key input by a user input action for a multi-function key unit of a scrolling multi-function key module of or connected to an electronic device, said key input selecting a predetermined task;
providing a scroll actuating input by a further user input action using a sliding movement of an object on a sensitive area of a scroll touch sensor unit of said scrolling multi-function key module, wherein said scroll touch sensor unit is configured to have a sensitive area substantially around said multi-function key unit; and
providing, in response to said key input and to said scroll actuating input, a scrolling movement of information corresponding to said predetermined task on a display of said electronic device, wherein said scrolling movement of said information on the display further corresponds to said sliding movement of the object according to a predetermined criterion for combining scrolling with a multi-function key performance in said electronic device.
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Abstract
The specification and drawings present a new method, apparatus and software product for combining scrolling with a multi-function key performance. A scrolling multi-function key module can comprise a multi-function key unit and a scroll touch sensor unit having an edge-like sensitive area substantially around the multi-function key unit for providing a scrolling movement of information, corresponding to the predetermined task and to the sliding movement of the object according to a predetermined criterion, on a display of an electronic device. A sensor module of the scroll touch sensor can comprise a plurality of electrodes (e.g., 4 capacitive electrodes) arranged in rows and columns to form a matrix and configured to provide Cartesian coordinates.
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37 Claims
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1. A method, comprising;
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providing a key input by a user input action for a multi-function key unit of a scrolling multi-function key module of or connected to an electronic device, said key input selecting a predetermined task; providing a scroll actuating input by a further user input action using a sliding movement of an object on a sensitive area of a scroll touch sensor unit of said scrolling multi-function key module, wherein said scroll touch sensor unit is configured to have a sensitive area substantially around said multi-function key unit; and providing, in response to said key input and to said scroll actuating input, a scrolling movement of information corresponding to said predetermined task on a display of said electronic device, wherein said scrolling movement of said information on the display further corresponds to said sliding movement of the object according to a predetermined criterion for combining scrolling with a multi-function key performance in said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device, comprising:
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a scrolling multi-function key module, comprising; a multi-function key unit, responsive to a key input provided by a user input action, said key input selecting a predetermined task; a scroll touch sensor unit, responsive to a scroll actuating input provided by a further user input action using a sliding movement of an object on a sensitive area of said scroll touch sensor unit, wherein said scroll touch sensor unit is configured to have a sensitive area substantially around said multi-function key unit; a display configured to display information; and a processor configured to provide a scrolling movement of the information corresponding to said predetermined task on the display, wherein said scrolling movement of said information on the display further corresponds to said sliding movement of the object according to a predetermined criterion for combining scrolling with a multi-function key performance in the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A scrolling multi-function key module, comprising:
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a multi-function key unit, responsive to a key input provided by a user input action, said key input selecting a predetermined task; and a scroll touch sensor unit, responsive to a scroll actuating input provided by a further user input action using a sliding movement of an object on a sensitive area of said scroll touch sensor unit, wherein said scroll touch sensor unit is configured to have a sensitive area substantially around said multi-function key unit, wherein an electronic device is configured to provide a scrolling movement of information corresponding to said predetermined task on a display of the electronic device, wherein said scrolling movement of said information on the display further corresponds to said sliding movement of the object according to a predetermined criterion for combining scrolling with a multi-function key performance in said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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