Method of interpreting control command, and portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of interpreting a control command given on a touch screen of a portable electronic device, in which method the combination of a touch on an area interpreted as a contact area and a release of the touch from the area interpreted as said same contact area is interpreted as a control command, the method comprising interpreting, once the contact area has been touched, a larger contact area as said same contact area for the release of the touch than the contact area before the touch.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of interpreting a control command given on a touch screen of a portable electronic device, in which method the combination of a touch on an area interpreted as a contact area and a release of the touch from the area interpreted as said same contact area is interpreted as a control command. The method comprises interpreting, once the contact area has been touched, a larger contact area as said same contact area for the release of the touch than the contact area before the touch.
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- 1. A method of interpreting a control command given on a touch screen of a portable electronic device, in which method the combination of a touch on an area interpreted as a contact area and a release of the touch from the area interpreted as said same contact area is interpreted as a control command, the method comprising interpreting, once the contact area has been touched, a larger contact area as said same contact area for the release of the touch than the contact area before the touch.
- 9. A portable electronic device comprising a touch screen having a plurality of contacts areas and a control unit for interpreting control commands given on the touch screen, in which device the combination of a touch on an area interpreted as a contact area and a release of the touch from the area interpreted as said same contact area is interpreted as a control command, wherein once the contact area has been touched, the control unit is configured to interpret a larger contact area as said same contact area for the release of the touch than the contact area before the touch.
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