Methods, electronic devices and computer program products for controlling a touch screen
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1. A method for controlling a touch screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a soft key on the touch screen;
determining an update triggering event; and
responsive to the update triggering event, relocating the soft key and/or a label of the soft key from a first location on the touch screen to a second location on the touch screen, displaced from the first location.
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Abstract
Methods for controlling a touch screen of an electronic device include: providing a soft key on the touch screen; determining an update triggering event; and, responsive to the update triggering event, relocating the soft key and/or a label of the soft key from a first location on the touch screen to a second location on the touch screen, displaced from the first location.
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1. A method for controlling a touch screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing a soft key on the touch screen;
determining an update triggering event; and
responsive to the update triggering event, relocating the soft key and/or a label of the soft key from a first location on the touch screen to a second location on the touch screen, displaced from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch screen; and
a processor configured to;
provide a soft key on the touch screen;
determine an update triggering event; and
responsive to the update triggering event, relocate the soft key and/or a label of the soft key from a first location on the touch screen to a second location on the touch screen, displaced from the first location.
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20. A computer program product for controlling a touch screen of an electronic device, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein, the computer usable program code comprising;
computer usable program code configured to provide a soft key on the touch screen;
computer usable program code configured to determine an update triggering event; and
computer usable program code configured to relocate the soft key and/or a label of the soft key from a first location on the touch screen to a second location on the touch screen, displaced from the first location, responsive to the update triggering event.
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