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Patent US7710409 - Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputs - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsImproved approaches for users of computing devices to interact with graphical user interfaces are described. According to one aspect, a rotational user action supplied by a user at a user input device is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. According to another aspect,...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7710409?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7710409 - Method and apparatus for use of rotational user inputsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7710409 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/610,376Publication date4 May 2010Filing date13 Dec 2006Priority date22 Oct 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE20221853U1, EP1438719A2, EP1438719B1, EP2261909A2, EP2261909A3, US7345671, US7710394, US20030095096, US20070080938, US20070083822, US20070290990, WO2003036642A2, WO2003036642A3, WO2003036642A9Publication number11610376, 610376, US 7710409 B2, US 7710409B2, US-B2-7710409, US7710409 B2, US7710409B2InventorsJeffrey L. Robbin, Steve Jobs, Philip W. SchillerOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (154), Referenced by (6), Classifications (19), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for use of rotational user inputsUS 7710409 B2Abstract Improved approaches for users of computing devices to interact with graphical user interfaces are described. According to one aspect, a rotational user action supplied by a user at a user input device is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. According to another aspect, a portion of an extended list of items is displayed by a graphical user interface and, through rotational user actions at a user input device, the portion of the list being displayed can be varied with welcomed ease of use. Although the type of computing device can vary, the improved approaches are particularly well-suited for use with a portable media player.
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