Rotating user interface
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsIulius Lucaci, Peter J. Ina, Christopher B. Fruhauf
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Abstract
A wireless communication handset (100) having a movable bezel input device (230) coupled to a housing portion (220) that rotates in substantially parallel planes. Rotation of the bezel input device in a first direction moves information on a display 250 in a first direction. Rotation of the bezel input device moves information in a second direction. Depressing a first portion of the bezel input device moves the text in a third direction and depressing a second portion of the bezel input device moves the information in a fourth direction.
Claims15
A wireless communication device comprising:
- a housing;
- a rotating portion rotatably coupled to said housing within substantially the same plane, the rotatable portion rotatable in a first direction and rotatable in a second direction;
- a display coupled to said housing,
- scrolling information in a first direction on said display in response to rotating said rotatable portion in said first direction, and
- scrolling information in a second direction on said display in response to rotataing said rotatable portion in said second direction;
- a first switch coupled to said rotating portion, scrolling information on said display in a third direction in response to activation of said first switch;
- and
- a second switch coupled to said rotating portion, scrolling information on said display in a fourth direction in response to activation of said second switch.
A method in a portable communication handset, comprising:
- rotating a bezel from a first position in a first direction about a first axis to a second position;
- moving information on a display of the portable communication handset in response to said bezel rotation in said first direction;
- rotating said bezel from said first position in a second direction about said first axis to a third position;
- moving information on said display of the portable communication handset in response to said bezel rotation in said second direction;
- depressing a first portion of said bezel while in said first position;
- scrolling information on said display of the portable communication handset in a third direction in response to depressing a first portion of said bezel;
- depressing a second portion of said bezel while in said first position;
- and
- scrolling information on a display of the portable communication handset in a fourth direction in response to depressing said second portion of said bezel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.