EP0911750A2
Expired / Lapsed
EP
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Input device enabling the control of one or more devices
Assignee: Nokia Oyj
•
Filing: 1998-10-08
•
Granted: —
•
Expires: 2018-10-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses an input device for providing data input comprising a moveable element,the moveable element is capable of rotating about an axis of rotation and displacement orthogonal to the direction of rotational movement, means for detecting said rotation and means for detecting said orthogonal displacement and means for translating said rotation and said orthogonal displacement into signals indicative of respective data inputs.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Decker
- 👤 Thomas Fuhrmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:44
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; B; B60; B60K; B60K35/00; B60K35/10; B60K35/20; B60K35/21; B60K35/22; B60K35/60; B60K37/00; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0338; G06F3/0362; B60K2360/00; B60K2360/11; B60K2360/113; B60K2360/117; B60K2360/77; B60K2360/782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An input device for providing data input comprising a moveable element,
the moveable element being capable of rotating about an axis of rotation and
displacement orthogonal to the direction of rotational movement,
means for detecting said rotation, means for detecting said orthogonal
displacement, and means for translating said rotation and said orthogonal
displacement into signals indicative of respective data inputs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
16 words
An input device as claimed in claim 1 characterised in that said moveable
element is ring-shaped.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
An input device as claimed in claim 2 characterised in that said
displacement of the ring-shaped element is a rotation orthogonal to said direction of
movement.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An input device as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in
that the rotation and displacement of the ring-shaped element is translated into
signals indicative of respective data inputs with sensors.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
An input device as claimed in claim 4 characterised in that an infrared
sensor system translates the rotational movements into signals indicative of
respective data inputs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
An input device as claimed in claim 4 characterised in that a number of
pushbuttons which are mounted below the ring and said pushbuttons are actuated
by pressing the hand griply toward one or more of the pushbuttons to translate the
orthogonal displacement of the ring into signals indicative of respective data inputs.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
An input device as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that
said signals cause movement of a cursor on a display.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
An input device as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in
that the moveable element is a first moveable element which is capable of
displacement relative to a second moveable element and the axes of rotation of said
first and second moveable element are parallel and the relative displacement
between said first moveable element and said second moveable element is
translated into one of the signals indicative of said respective data input.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
An input device as claimed in claim 8 characterised in that the axes of
rotation of said first and second moveable elements are congruent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
An input device as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in
that the mutually orthogonal movements of said first moveable element are
translated into signals indicative of movement in polar co-ordinates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An input device as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in
that it is placed on the handgrip of a vehicle steering wheel.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
An input device as claimed in any of the preceding claims characterised in
that functions can be selected by pressing said first moveable element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
106 words
An input device for providing data input comprising: a first moveable element capable of rotating about a first axis of rotation
and a second moveable element capable of rotating about a second axis of rotation
and said first and second axes are parallel; means for detecting said rotation of said first moveable element; means for detecting relative displacement between said first moveable
element and said second moveable element; and means for translating said rotation of said first moveable element for
controlling a first function and means for translating the relative displacement
between said first moveable element and said second moveable element for
controlling a second function.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
No citation records indexed.
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
Maintenance schedule is calculated for granted US utility patents.