User input device
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorSami Saila
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Abstract
A user input device for an electronic apparatus including a roller and a sensor system. The roller is adapted to be axially rotated by a user. The roller comprises an elongate longitudinal length. The sensor system is adapted to sense a position of the finger of the user relative to the longitudinal length of the roller.
Claims31
A user input device for an electronic apparatus, the user input device comprising:
- a roller adapted to be axially rotated by a user, wherein the roller comprises an elongate longitudinal length;
- and
- a sensor system adapted to sense a position of the finger of the user relative to the longitudinal length of the roller.
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a display connected to the housing;
- a controller connected to the display;
- and
- a user input connected to the controller, wherein the user input comprises a roller adapted to be axially rotated relative to the housing by a finger of a user to change information displayed on the display, and a sensor for sensing positions of the finger of the user relative to the roller.
A method of controlling navigation on a display comprising:
- determining a first input for use in determining a first portion of a position of an item being navigated on the display based, at least partially, upon axial rotation of a user input roller;
- and
- determining a second input for use in determining a second portion of a position of the item being navigated on the display based, at least partially, upon a location of a finger of the user on and relative to the user input roller.
A method of assembling a portable electronic device comprising:
- connecting a user input roller to a frame of the portable electronic device, wherein the roller has an elongate longitudinal length;
- providing a first sensing system adapted to sense axial rotation of the roller relative to the housing;
- and
- providing a second sensing system adapted to sense a location of a finger of a user at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal length of the roller.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine for performing operations to control navigation on a display, the operations comprising:
- determining a first portion of a position of an item being navigated on the display based, at least partially, upon axial rotation of a user input roller;
- and
- determining a second portion of a position of the item being navigated on the display based, at least partially, upon a location of a finger of the user on and relative to the user input roller.
A user input device for an electronic apparatus, the user input device comprising:
- a user movement member adapted to be pivoted by a user about an axis, wherein the user movement member comprises an elongate length or width which is at least two times longer than a width of a finger of the user;
- and
- a sensor system adapted to sense a position of the finger of the user relative to the elongate length of the user movement member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.