System and method for user interface
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1. A user interface apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
- one or more mechanical keys;
one or more touch sensitive surfaces, said one or more mechanical keys being adjacent to said one or more touch sensitive surfaces;
processor for receiving one or more user input operations performed on said at least one or more mechanical keys and said one or more touch sensitive surfaces, the input operation comprising a combined operation combining touching that comprises touching or moving over the touch sensitive surface with pressing that comprises activation of at least one mechanical key, in a single stroke.
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Abstract
A user interface apparatus for an electronic device. The apparatus comprises: one or more mechanical keys; one or more touch sensitive surfaces, the mechanical keys being adjacent to the touch sensitive surfaces; and a processor for receiving one or more user input operations performed on the mechanical keys and the touch sensitive surfaces, the input operation comprising a combined operation combining touching the touch sensitive surface with pressing at least one mechanical key, in a single stroke.
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1. A user interface apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more mechanical keys;
one or more touch sensitive surfaces, said one or more mechanical keys being adjacent to said one or more touch sensitive surfaces;
processor for receiving one or more user input operations performed on said at least one or more mechanical keys and said one or more touch sensitive surfaces, the input operation comprising a combined operation combining touching that comprises touching or moving over the touch sensitive surface with pressing that comprises activation of at least one mechanical key, in a single stroke. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for inputting information into an electronic device using a user interface apparatus, the method comprising:
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providing a user interface apparatus comprising;
one or more mechanical keys;
one or more touch sensitive surfaces, said one or more mechanical keys being adjacent to said one or more touch sensitive surfaces;
processor for receiving one or more user input operations performed on said at least one or more mechanical keys and said one or more touch sensitive surfaces, inputting an input operation by a combined operation combining touching that comprises touching or moving over the touch sensitive surface with pressing that comprises activation of at least one mechanical key, in a single stroke. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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