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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Applicant:
Gary Wingett, Southampton, GB;
Inventor:
Gary Wingett, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 13/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input apparatus for a multimedia device, said input apparatus comprising: a rotator wheel having an upper planar surface that is substantially annular in shape and exposed in order that the upper planar surface may be accessed by a user of the multimedia device; means for detecting rotational movement of the rotator wheel about an axis perpendicular to the upper planar surface of the rotator wheel; and select means activated when a pressure is applied to the upper surface of the rotator wheel in a direction substantially parallel to an axis perpendicular to the upper planar surface of the rotator wheel.