ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT SURFACE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING USER-SELECTED INPUT
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1. A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface;
sampling touch attributes during the touch event;
determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event; and
determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.
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Abstract
A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface, sampling touch attributes during the touch event, determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event, and determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.
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1. A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface; sampling touch attributes during the touch event; determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event; and determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a display device exposed by the housing; a touch-sensitive input device overlying the display device; and functional components in the housing comprising a memory device and a processor operably connected to the display device the touch-sensitive input device, and the memory device for executing a program stored in the memory device to cause the electronic device to detect a touch event at the touch-sensitive input device, sample touch attributes during the touch event, determine an actual touch location and determine at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event, and to determine an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.
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18. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for execution by a processor for detecting a touch event at a touch-sensitive input surface, sampling touch attributes during the touch event, determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event, and determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.
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