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A method of remapping the input elements of a hand-held device

A handheld, remapping technology, applied in the input/output process of data processing, instruments, calculations, etc., can solve the problems of repetitive strain, boring and difficult control objects, etc., to achieve simple scrolling, reduction of repetitive strain, and convenience. Effects of access and manipulation

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-29
泽蒙特责任有限公司
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Therefore, it becomes tedious and difficult to simulate continuous control of characters, vehicles or other controlled objects on such devices with digital input elements
And, as with data entry on these handheld electronic devices, gaming controls can cause repetitive strain injuries, especially for avid gamers

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[0026] Implementations of such user-configurable remapping techniques disclosed below are described in the Windows Mobile operating system, although these techniques can be implemented quickly and easily with other handheld electronic device operating systems such as Symbian and J2ME, and with other level commands Sets, such as low-level or intermediate-level hardware instructions or chip-level instruction implementations.

[0027] Figure 2 illustrates an implementation of a configuration application for use with the disclosed remapping technique. This configuration application 212 resides in memory or other computer readable medium residing on the handheld electronic device 200 or other computer readable medium external to the handheld electronic device 200 . The electronic device 200 includes a plurality of physical input elements 204 located on one or more surfaces of the electronic device 200 and a display 206, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The configuration app...

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A technique for re-mapping the input elements disposed on a hand-held electronic device to an executable function that is different than the pre-loaded or pre-assigned function(s) provided in software applications may include receiving configuration settings for a software application or a class of software applications, including at least one physical input element, such as a key, rotary dial, or a button, associated with at least one function, such as a shifting or index function or insertion of a specific character; modifying a mapping function, such as a keyboard device driver, a device layout or a translation layer, based on the configuration settings; and executing the function associated with the physical input element upon an activation, e.g., a press or actuation, of the physical input element during operation of the software application.

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Background technique [0001] The following description deals with remapping input elements of a handheld device (eg, keys or buttons) to desired actions or functions. [0002] Traditional hand-held electronic devices such as cellular telephones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), pocket personal computers, smart phones, handheld game consoles, barcode readers, remote controls, and other similar devices having a keypad or a or Handheld input devices with multiple input elements are gradually becoming more complex and smaller due in part to the falling price of processing power and the simultaneous increase in user demand for smaller devices. The input elements on these handheld electronic devices, such as keyboards, buttons, directional pads, touch pads or screens, piezoresistors and vibrators, are generally fixedly coded for a specific action or function, such as power on and off, volume up and down , text entry, cursor control, or directional movement. For example, with reg...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/023G06F3/048G06F3/0482G06F3/0489
CPCG06F3/0238G06F3/0482G06F3/0484
Inventor L·S·惠勒E·陈B·马库斯
Owner 泽蒙特责任有限公司
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