Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User interface apparatus having a wheel input and method for controlling the same
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Application No.: US14173263Application Date: 2014-02-05
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Publication No.: US09841885B2Publication Date: 2017-12-12
- Inventor: Jeonghwa Yang , Youjin Lee , Wookjun Chung
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2013-0014403 20130208
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0485 ; G06F3/0484 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0362 ; D06F39/00 ; G06F1/16

Abstract:
A user interface apparatus includes a first display unit that is configured to display a plurality of first items, a wheel input unit that is positioned proximate a first side of the first display unit, a button input unit that is positioned within a circumference of the wheel input unit, and a second display unit that is positioned within the circumference of the wheel input unit. The wheel input unit is rotatable and is configured to, based upon being rotated, output a scroll command to scroll the plurality of first items. The button input unit is configured to, based upon being pressed, output a selection command to select a first item from the plurality of first items. The second display unit is configured to display the selected first item.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140229896A1 USER INTERFACE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2014-08-14
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