公开(公告)号：EP1143327B1

公开(公告)日：2004-06-23

申请号：EP01108508.1

申请日：2001-04-04

申请人： Research In Motion Limited

发明人： Griffin, Jason T. ,  Holmes, John A. ,  Lazaridis, Mihal ,  Little, Herb A. ,  Major, Harry R. ,  Dunk, Craig ,  Brown, Michael ,  Lang, Jérôme

IPC分类号： G06F3/023

CPC分类号： G06F3/0219 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1664 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F17/276

摘要： A hand-held electronic device is provided having a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs and an inclined thumbwheel for auxiliary data entry and selection. The keyboard preferably includes a plurality of non-uniform shaped keys, such as oblong, oval or rectangular keys, which are organized into two sets of keys that, together, form a QWERTY keyboard. The two sets of non-uniform shaped keys are tilted at complimentary angles to each other and with respect to a common vertical reference through the device. The keys are also uniformly distributed across the device to facilitate optimal thumb typing. The thumbwheel is inclined at an angle for easier operation, and is used for auxiliary data entry and menu selection.

公开(公告)号：EP1143327A1

公开(公告)日：2001-10-10

申请号：EP01108508.1

申请日：2001-04-04

申请人： Research In Motion Limited

发明人： Griffin, Jason T. ,  Holmes, John A. ,  Lazaridis, Mihal ,  Little, Herb A. ,  Major, Harry R. ,  Dunk, Craig ,  Brown, Michael ,  Lang, Jérôme

IPC分类号： G06F3/023

CPC分类号： G06F3/0219 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1664 ,  G06F1/1684 ,  G06F1/169 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/0383 ,  G06F17/276

摘要： A hand-held electronic device is provided having a keyboard optimized for use with the thumbs and an inclined thumbwheel for auxiliary data entry and selection. The keyboard preferably includes a plurality of non-uniform shaped keys, such as oblong, oval or rectangular keys, which are organized into two sets of keys that, together, form a QWERTY keyboard. The two sets of non-uniform shaped keys are tilted at complimentary angles to each other and with respect to a common vertical reference through the device. The keys are also uniformly distributed across the device to facilitate optimal thumb typing. The thumbwheel is inclined at an angle for easier operation, and is used for auxiliary data entry and menu selection.

摘要翻译： 提供了具有优化用于拇指的键盘和用于辅助数据输入和选择的倾斜指轮的手持式电子设备。 键盘优选地包括多个不均匀形状的键，例如椭圆形，椭圆形或矩形键，它们组合成两组键，它们一起形成QWERTY键盘。 这两组不均匀的形状的键以彼此成互相角度倾斜，并相对于通过该装置的公共垂直参考倾斜。 密钥也均匀分布在设备上，以便于最佳的拇指打字。 指轮倾斜一角，便于操作，用于辅助数据输入和菜单选择。