Title:
ROTATING USER INTERFACE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004062116
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A rotating user interface for a portable electronic device, FIG. 2, through FIG. 5, includes a circular portion that rotates relative to a housing portion. Rotation of the rotating user interface controls motion on a display such as a steering wheel for a gaming mode of the device. A moveable user interface includes a plurality of keys (206, 208) arranged and constructed to be configured in one of a first configuration (FIG. 2) and a second configuration (FIG. 3); and a controller 102, coupled to the plurality of keys, operable to detect when the plurality of keys are in the first configuration or second configuration and correspondingly to control the device to perform a first function or second function corresponding to the detected configuration.
Inventors:
WONG DANIEL
CHARLIER MICHAEL
KINERK KEITH
CHARLIER MICHAEL
KINERK KEITH
Application Number:
PCT/US2003/037900
Publication Date:
December 02, 2004
Filing Date:
November 24, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOTOROLA INC (US)
International Classes:
G06F1/16; H04M1/02; H04M1/23; H04M1/72466; (IPC1-7): H04B1/38
Foreign References:
| US20020198006A1 | 2002-12-26 | |||
| US6768899B2 | 2004-07-27 | |||
| US6549789B1 | 2003-04-15 | |||
| US5905964A | 1999-05-18 | |||
| US6325719B1 | 2001-12-04 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1579586A4
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