Touch pad handheld device
AssigneeApple Computer, Inc.
InventorsStephen Paul Zadesky, Tang Yew Tan
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Abstract
A media player having a touch pad is disclosed.
Claims39
A media player for storing and playing media such as audio, video or images, the media player comprising:
- a housing that encloses internally various electrical components that provide computing operations for the media player;
- and
- a touch pad supported by the housing and configured to provide one or more control functions for controlling various applications associated with the media player.
A pocket sized handheld computing device, comprising:
- computing hardware for providing at least one application;
- a display screen configured to display text and graphics associated with the at least one application;
- and
- a touch pad configured to provide one or more control functions for allowing a user of the computing device to provide inputs to the at least one application.
A touch pad assembly for use in a computing device, the touch pad assembly having a touch sensitive surface for accepting contact with an object, the touch pad assembly being configured to provide polar coordinate information of the object relative to the touch sensitive surface when the object is moved about the touch sensitive surface.
A user input system having a touch pad, a display and a controller, the system being configured to convert angular or radial data associated with the touch pad into control inputs associated with the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.