US 2014/0192001 A1 · TOUCH PAD WITH SYMBOLS BASED ON MODE

Abstract

A multifunctional handheld device capable of operating in different modes includes a single input arrangement that provides inputs for each mode of the multifunctional handheld device. The single input arrangement includes at least an input pad that provides signals when touched or pressed. The input pad may for example be a touch pad. The input pad is divided into one or more input areas that change in accordance with the current mode of the multifunctional handheld device. The multifunctional handheld device also includes a display device that presents graphical elements to indicate the configuration of the input areas at the input pad. Each mode of the multifunctional handheld device provides a different configuration of input areas and graphical elements associated therewith.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A clickable trackpad, including:

a touch surface;
at least one depressible mechanical button capable of being activated by pressure at the touch surface;
and
a processor capable of
designating a plurality of regions on the touch surface as click regions,
detecting a mechanical click of the trackpad due to an application of pressure anywhere on the touch surface, the mechanical click itself being nondeterminative of a location of a touch on the touch surface,
detecting a touch at a particular click region at about a same time as the detection of the mechanical click, and
determining an operation to be performed in accordance with the particular click region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/166,784Filed 28 Jan 2014

Priority

30 Dec 2005

Published

10 Jul 2014

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

G06F 3/03547
With detection of two-dimensional [2D] relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D…
G06F 3/041
Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form: digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads,…
G06F 3/0416
Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means: control or interface arrangements specially adapted for…
G06F 3/0485
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…

Family

Application60/755,656Us provisional application · filed 30 Dec 2005

Application11/591,752Continuation · filed 1 Nov 2006

Application14/166,784Continuation

US 2007/0152983 A1Published application

US 9,367,151 B2Related patent

US 2014/0192001 A1This patent

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Touch pad with symbols based on mode

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Touch pad with symbols based on mode

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Abstract

Claims20