Apparatus having input means with rugged surface
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorJari Sassi
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Abstract
The invention relates to a mobile apparatus which comprise a casing provided with input means, at least one accelerometer, and at least one sound detecting device for detecting a sound. The input means comprise an at least partly raised surface, and wherein, when an object is moved over the at least partly raised surface a vibration, detectable by the accelerometer, occurs which, in turn, generates a sound detectable by the sound detecting device. The detected vibration and sound is representative of the length and direction of the movement by the object over the at least partly raised surface.
Claims11
A mobile apparatus, comprising:
- a casing provided with input means,
- at least one vibration detecting device, and
- at least one sound detecting device for detecting a sound;
- wherein
- the input means comprises an at least partly rugged surface, and wherein, when an object is moved over the at least partly rugged surface a vibration, detectable by said at least one vibration detecting device, occurs which, in turn, generates a sound detectable by the at least one sound detecting device, said vibration and said sound being representative of the length and direction of the movement by said object over the at least partly rugged surface.
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