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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Robert P. Morris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stephen G. Sullivan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert P. Morris, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stephen G. Sullivan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Scenera Technologies, LLC, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a portable electronic imaging device, comprising a display screen for displaying objects including any combination of digital still images, video clips, menu items, and icons; and a navigation controller comprising navigation keys for allowing a user to navigate between the displayed objects, wherein the user may select a currently displayed object without moving a finger from a navigation key last pressed, thereby implementing navigation and select functions on a single controller.