APPARATUS WITH MULTIDIRECTIONAL KEY FOR CURSOR CONTROL

摘要

A multidirectional key for control of a cursor has an arrangement of multiple contacts facing another arrangement of multiple fingers and a sliding component between the arrangements. The component selectively enables a specific one of the contacts and a specific one of the fingers to touch one another depending on a specific position of the component relative to the arrangement. The pair of finger and contact touching each other is indicative of the relative position of the sliding component and can therefore be used to control the movement of the cursor.