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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Willem Bulthuis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mieko Kusano, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert Lambourne, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lisa Holzhauser, San Carlos, CA (US);
Willem Bulthuis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Yevgeniy Eugene Shteyn, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mieko Kusano, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Robert Lambourne, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Lisa Holzhauser, San Carlos, CA (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A hand-held information processing device, such as a mobile phone, has a thumb wheel that lets the user scan a circular array of options. Each respective one of the options is represented by a respective audio output that gets played out when the wheel is turned a notch up or down. This enables the user to select an option with one hand and without having to look at the device. It also allows for a form factor smaller than that of a conventional mobile phones since a keypad is not needed for entering digits to make a call from a personalized directory.