Touch sensitive keypad and user interface
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1. A mobile handset, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive keypad.
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Abstract
A mobile handset with a touch-sensitive keypad is provided. The touch-sensitive keypad includes a plurality of keys and is operable to detect when one of the plurality of keys has been touched and further operable to detect when one of the plurality of keys has been pressed.
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1. A mobile handset, comprising:
a touch-sensitive keypad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for detecting user interaction with a mobile handset, comprising:
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detecting when a user contacts one of a plurality of keys of the mobile handset; and
detecting when the user presses one of the plurality of keys of the mobile handset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile device having a keypad with keys having three (3) states, comprising:
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a plurality of keys provided in a first neutral state;
a touch-sensitive component operable to detect a second state when one or more of the plurality of keys has been touched; and
a press detection component operable to detect a third state when the one or more of the plurality of keys has been pressed. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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