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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Applicants:
Kevin Orr, Elmira, CA;
Douglas Edgar Fregin, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Kevin Orr, Elmira, CA;
Douglas Edgar Fregin, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved method of employing a switch assembly for use in providing input to a handheld electronic device comprises employing a capacitive sensing system having a capacitive slider input device that detects navigational inputs. The switch assembly further provides a pair of switches mounted to the slider on an underside thereof to provide selection or escape inputs as desired.