Patent ID: 8004494

Claim:
A handheld electronic device comprising: an input device; the input device comprising a primary conductor portion, a secondary conductor portion, and a number of actuable selectors; the primary conductor portion comprising a number of primary conductors, at least some of the primary conductors each being movable between a first position and a second position, at least some of primary conductors in the second position each completing an open portion of a circuit; the secondary conductor portion comprising a number of secondary conductors, at least some of the secondary conductors each being movable between a first position and a second position, at least some of secondary conductors in the second position each completing an open portion of a circuit; at least some of actuable selectors each being cooperable with a corresponding primary conductor, a first corresponding secondary conductor, and a second corresponding secondary conductor; and the at least some of the actuable selectors each being movable between an initial position and at least one terminal position.