Patent ID: 6801188
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A facilitated input unit for interacting with a system, the system having a first display for showing information to a user, the input unit including:a second display distinct from the first display for showing available input items wherein a subset of the items are simultaneously shown on the second display, the subset consisting of a plurality of items arranged in an array having a first and a second end; means for scrolling the items on the second display; means for providing an indication of an active position along the subset, wherein the means for scrolling includes means for detecting a movement of a portion of the user's body along a first direction, the active position moving along the subset in response to the detected movement along the first direction and the items scrolling on the second display after the active position reaches the first or the second end of the array; and means for selecting one of the items and entering the selected items into the system without using the user's hands wherein the means for selecting includes means for detect in a movement of the portion of the user's body along a second direction, the item corresponding to the active position being selected/deselected and entered into the systems in response to the detected movement along the second direction.