Analog controls housed with electronic displays for electronic books
OwnerBrad A. Armstronginventor
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Abstract
An electronic book having a general image display and including a pressure-sensitive variable-conductance sensor for creating a varying analog value according to varying depression applied by a finger of a human user to the analog sensor. Multiple analog sensors are sometimes utilized. In one preferred embodiment the analog sensor(s) include resilient dome cap(s) for providing tactile feedback to the finger depressing the analog sensor. Circuitry within a housing is connected to the analog sensor for reading the varying analog value from the analog sensor and causing representative varying of the imagery shown by the display.
Claims6
A hand holdable electronic book, comprising:
- housing sized to be hand-held;
- electronic circuitry located in said housing;
- a general image display located in said housing, said general image display operatively connected to said circuitry;
- at least one finger depressible surface in part exposed on said housing, said at least one finger depressible surface operatively connected to
- at least one pressure-sensitive variable analog sensor, said analog sensor for inputting a signal to said circuitry, said signal having variable value depending on variable pressure applied to said at least one finger depressible surface;
- said circuitry structured to receive said signal and to cause said general image display to scroll visual data, said visual data scrolls at a rate representing the variable pressure applied to said at least one finger depressible surface, whereby said visual data may be scrolled at varying rates according to varying pressure applied to said at least one finger depressible surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.