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(11) EP 1 696 301 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
08.09.2010 Bulletin 2010/36

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/08

(21) Application number: 05004342.1

(22) Date of filing: 28.02.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 1/16(2006.01)
 G06F 3/048(2006.01)

(54)

System and method for navigating a mobile device user interface with a directional sensing device

System und Methode zum Navigieren anhand eines richtungsempfindlichen Sensors in der Benutzeroberfläche eines mobilen Gerätes

Système et méthode pour se déplacer dans l'interface utilisateur d'un dispositif mobile en utilisant un capteur directionnel

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR LV MK YU

(43) Date of publication of application:
30.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/35

(73) Proprietor: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3W8 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • Orr, Kevin
    Elmira, Ontario N3B 3C9 (CA)
  • Skarine, Alexei
    Waterloo, Ontario N2T 2T3 (CA)
  • Kornilovsky, Alexander
    Waterloo, Ontario N2V 2P4 (CA)

(74) Representative: MERH-IP Matias Erny Reichl Hoffmann 
Paul-Heyse-Strasse 29
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 473 621
GB-A- 2 336 747
US-A1- 2002 118 168
US-A1- 2003 085 870
 WO-A-01/78055
US-A- 5 602 566
US-A1- 2002 143 489
US-A1- 2004 077 381
   
       
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