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User interface on a portable electronic device

  • US 20050071761A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2003
  • Published: 03/31/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of interacting with an icon displayed on a touch screen in an electronic device, the electronic device capable of carrying a command symbolized by the icon and further capable of providing a message associated with the command, wherein the icon is displayed at a designated area of the screen so as to allow a user to interact with the icon by using a physical object, said method comprising the steps of:

  • 1) contacting the screen at the designated area by the physical object; and

    2) removing the physical object from the screen before a selected time has expired to cause the electronic device to carry out the command, or 3) keeping the physical object at the designated area longer than the selected time to cause the electronic device to provide the message.

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