Patent · US Expired

Hand-held electronic device with multiple input mode thumbwheel

US7319461B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2004
Grant dateJan 15, 2008
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H25/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thumbwheel input device oriented on an incline and comprising a wheel such that a first input is generated by rotation of the wheel about its axis, and a holder also having an axis of rotation and a portion thereon to receive the wheel whereby a second input is generated by rotation of the holder about the second axis.

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