Hand-ear user interface for hand-held device

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PATENT NO 6978127
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09464855

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A hand-held information processing device, such as a mobile phone, has a thumb wheel that lets the user scan a circular array of options. Each respective one of the options is represented by a respective audio output that gets played out when the wheel is turned a notch up or down. This enables the user to select an option with one hand and without having to look at the device. It also allows for a form factor smaller than that of a conventional mobile phones since a keypad is not needed for entering digits to make a call from a personalized directory.

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KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N V5621 BA EINDHOVEN

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bulthuis, Willem Kirkland, WA 13 711
Holzhauser, Lisa San Carlos, CA 5 413
Kusano, Mieko Menlo Park, CA 65 2018
Lambourne, Robert Menlo Park, CA 17 802
Shteyn, Yevgeniy Eugene Cupertino, CA 55 3790

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