Portable electronic device with content-dependent touch sensitivity
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display;
detecting a contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display; and
determining whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons in accordance with an electrostatic model.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device, having a touch-sensitive display, displays a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display. A contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display is detected. Whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons is determined in accordance with an electrostatic model.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display; and determining whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons in accordance with an electrostatic model. - 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. A portable wireless electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; one or more processors; memory; and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including; instructions for displaying a plurality of icons on a touch-sensitive display; instructions for detecting a contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display; and instructions for determining whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons in accordance with an electrostatic model.
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20. A portable wireless electronic device, comprising:
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touch-sensitive display means; one or more processor means; memory means; and program mechanism, wherein the program mechanism is stored in the memory means and configured to be executed by the one or more processors means, the program mechanism including; instructions for displaying a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display means; instructions for detecting a contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display means; and instructions for determining whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons in accordance with an electrostatic model.
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