Handset with oblique key for actuation by a user's pivoting thumb movement
US6724892B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/724
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A handset is disclosed which comprises a display 3 and a scroll key 9 for scrolling data on the display. The scroll key has two portions which lie on a line oblique to the horizontal. When depressed these portions effect different scrolling actions.
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