Patent ID: 8749493

Claim:
A portable media device comprising: a housing comprising a wall, a touchpad comprising multiple layers including a touch sensitive surface, a platform and multiple button zones, wherein the touchpad is configured to move relative to the housing, generate tracking signals associated with rotational movement of a finger, contact the wall of the housing at multiple points of contact between the touchpad and the wall of the housing, pivot about the multiple points of contact between the touchpad and the wall of the housing and flex relative to the housing when depressed, wherein the touchpad pivots about a first point of contact between the platform and the wall of the housing when a force is applied to the touchpad in a first zone located on a side of the touchpad opposite the first point, and the touchpad pivots about a second point of contact between the platform and the wall of the housing when a force is applied to the touchpad in a second zone located on a side of the touchpad opposite the second point, and a plurality of movement indicators located beneath the touchpad, such that when a substantial force is applied to the touchpad, at least a portion of the touchpad is depressed, thereby generating one or more button signals.