PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR ENTERING DATA ON SUCH A DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprisinga touch sensitive keypad including a plurality of keys;
- at least one of said keys is overlaid with multiple input options;
a display where said multiple input options is presented when one of said keys senses an object'"'"'s presence on said key;
wherein each input option is a symbol;
each input option is associated with a specific level; and
said device further comprising means for detecting said specific level.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable electronic device comprising one or several touch-sensitive keypads used for entering data on such a device. The invention also relates to a method for entering data on such a portable electronic device. The touch sensitive keypad including a plurality of keys where at least one of the keys is overlaid with multiple input options, a display where the multiple input options is presented when one of the keys senses an object'"'"'s presence on the key, wherein each input option is a symbol and each input option is associated with a specific level, which is detected by a specific level detection means.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising
a touch sensitive keypad including a plurality of keys; -
at least one of said keys is overlaid with multiple input options; a display where said multiple input options is presented when one of said keys senses an object'"'"'s presence on said key; wherein each input option is a symbol; each input option is associated with a specific level; and said device further comprising means for detecting said specific level. - View Dependent Claims (3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein each specific level is entered stepwise in dependence of said input option.
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15. A method for entering inputs on an portable electronic device, comprising a keypad including a plurality of keys, where at least one of said keys is overlaid with multiple input options, said method comprising the steps of:
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associating each input option with a level and a symbol; presenting said multiple input options of said key when detecting an objects presence on said key; selecting an input option by changing levels. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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