ACTUATING USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA PLAYER
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Abstract
An actuating user interface for a media player or other electronic device is disclosed. According to one aspect, the user interface is a display device that can both display visual information and serve as a mechanical actuator to generate input signals is disclosed. By way of example, the display device, which displays visual information such as text, characters and graphics, may also act like a push or clickable button(s), a sliding toggle button or switch, a rotating dial or knob, a motion controlling device such as a joystick or navigation pad, and/or the like. According to another aspect, the user interface is an input device that includes a movable touch pad control signal capable of detecting the movements of the movable touch pad so as to generate one or more distinct second control signals. The control signals being used to perform actions in an electronic device operatively coupled to the input device.
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15. A portable electronic device comprising:
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an input-enabling switch that enables activation and deactivation of the device, an input-enabling rotatable dial, an input-enabling moveable display configured to translate in response to a force, an input-enabling touch screen associated with the movable display, the touch screen enabling generation of input signals when an object touches or is moved across a surface of the touch screen, and a movement detection sensor.
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16. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a first input-enabling element comprising a switch, the switch enabling generation of first input signals that activate and deactivate the device, a second input-enabling element comprising a rotatable dial, the rotatable dial enabling generation of second input signals, a third input-enabling element comprising a moveable display that translates in response to an applied force, wherein translation of the display enables generation of third input signals, a fourth input-enabling element comprising a touch screen associated with the movable display, wherein touching or moving an object across a surface of the touch screen enables generation of fourth input signals, and a movement detection sensor. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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