发明名称 |
Character key incorporating navigation control |
摘要 |
An electronic device including a display screen and a keyboard. The keyboard is coupled by a processor to the display screen and has a plurality of keys, including a combined character and navigation key having a plurality of detectable input positions including at least one character input position corresponding to a character input for a displayable character and at least one navigation control input position corresponding to a navigation control input for movement of a navigation indicator on the display screen. The combined character and navigation key provides tactile single click feedback to a user when the combined character and navigation key is moved to any of the input positions. Also, a hand-held electronic device that includes a display screen, a keyboard mounted within a face of the device and comprising a plurality of alphanumeric keys arranged in a plurality of rows across the face between an upper edge and a bottom edge of the face, and a space bar key arranged closer to bottom edge of the face than the alphanumeric keys for inputting a space character for display on the display screen, the space bar key including a navigational input component for moving a navigation indicator on the display screen.
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申请公布号 |
EP1538515(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.06.08 |
申请号 |
EP20030027856 |
申请日期 |
2003.12.04 |
申请人 |
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED |
发明人 |
PLETIKOSA, VELIMIR;GRIFFIN, JASON T. |
分类号 |
G06F3/02;G06F3/0338;(IPC1-7):G06F3/033 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/02 |
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