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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2009
Applicants:
Karlheinz Glaser-seidnitzer, Fürth, DE;
Johannes Kling, Zurich, CH;
Inventors:
Karlheinz Glaser-Seidnitzer, Fürth, DE;
Johannes Kling, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An input device to control elements of graphical user interfaces has at least one input element with multiple buttons (keys), and at least one rotatable input element that is actuated at least along one essentially horizontal axis, and at least one elevation () that extends essentially perpendicular to a primary extension plane of the input device. The elevation is provided with at least one additional input element and the additional input element is rotatable around an essentially vertical axis.