Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication
Reissue Patent
2007-06-05
2007-06-05
Arthur-Jeanglaude, Gertrude (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Reissue Patent
active
09921103
ABSTRACT:
A programmable mobile terminal which includes a thumb wheel for selecting among a plurality of functions executable by the mobile terminal. The programmable mobile terminal allows a user to employ the same hand that is holding the mobile terminal to scroll through and select a function among a plurality of functions via the thumb wheel. The wheel portion of thumb wheel is rotated either clockwise or counter clockwise by the user's thumb or other finger to scroll a screen cursor through the functions and once the screen cursor of the mobile terminal is positioned at a desired function, the user can depress the wheel portion in a transaxial direction with the same thumb or finger to select the desired function. Also, the programmable mobile terminal allows a user to scan bar code information and use the thumb wheel for selecting among a plurality of functions relating to the scanned bar code information.
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Amin, Turocy & Calvin LLC
Arthur-Jeanglaude Gertrude
Symbol Technologies Inc.
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