An electronic device, for example a handheld telephone, having an integrated
joystick
with a conductive contact surface disposed toward a printed circuit board (PCB).
The joystick is aligned with a neutral position contact portion of the PCB when
the joystick is in a neutral position. A joystick contact region of the PCB has
a plurality of directional contacts disposed circumferentially around the neutral
position portion, corresponding to different joystick input directions. The conductive
portion of the joystick electrically interconnects a ground contact with a corresponding
one of the directional switch contacts when the joystick is pivoted in a corresponding
input direction.
