Trackball for a mobile device
US7782302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0235
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphical user interface which employs logical barriers for temporarily preventing cursor movement between graphical elements under certain circumstances. For example, one embodiment of the invention comprises a data processing device having a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code to generate a graphical user interface (GUI), the GUI comprising: a first predefined region including of a first plurality of selectable graphical elements; a second predefined region including a second plurality of selectable graphical elements; and a logical barrier between the first predefined region and the second predefined region, the logical barrier configured to temporarily prevent movement from a graphical element in the first predetermined region to a graphical element in the second predetermined region in response to a user input directed towards graphical element in the second predetermined region, the logical barrier temporarily preventing the movement for either a specified period of time and/or a specified amount of movement generated by a user input device.
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