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US 8,274,487 B2Granted
Touchpad or touchscreen and control element for a touchpad or touchscreen
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsGuido Meier-Arendt, Winfried Moell
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Abstract
A touchpad or touchscreen has a sensitive operating area for setting particular functions. To simplify operation, at least one mechanical control element is arranged above the sensitive operating area, said control element having a trigger which acts on the sensitive operating area to set functions when the control element is moved.
Claims18
A touchpad or touchscreen, comprising:
- a sensitive control panel to control functions of a device when a surface of display screen is touched by a user;
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- a mechanical control element arranged above the sensitive control panel, the control element having an actuator which acts on the sensitive control panel to control functions of the device when the control element is moved,
- wherein the control element has a stationary part permanently mounted in relation to the sensitive control panel, and a movable part which is controlled by the user in a movable manner on the stationary part, the actuator being part of the stationary part.
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A control element for a touch pad or a touchscreen having a sensitive control panel, comprising:
- a stationary part which is attachable to the sensitive control panel;
- a movable part with which a user can execute control movements to control a function of a device;
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- an actuator that is part of the stationary part, for discrete or continuous action on the sensitive control panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.