ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY AND SURROUNDING TOUCH SENSITIVE BEZEL FOR USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting touching on a capacitive touch sensitive surface of the electronic device, wherein the capacitive touch sensitive surface includes at least a first region and a second region located adjacent to the first region, the first region including a display and the second region including no display, wherein the touching is detected by one or more capacitive touch sensors underneath the second region of the capacitive touch sensitive surface; and
initiating operations on the electronic device in response thereto.
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Abstract
An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting touching on a capacitive touch sensitive surface of the electronic device, wherein the capacitive touch sensitive surface includes at least a first region and a second region located adjacent to the first region, the first region including a display and the second region including no display, wherein the touching is detected by one or more capacitive touch sensors underneath the second region of the capacitive touch sensitive surface; and initiating operations on the electronic device in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An article comprising a storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, if executed by a specialized electronic device including a touch sensitive surface, the touch sensitive surface including at least a first region and a second region located adjacent to the first region, the first region including a display and the second region including no display, the executed instructions result in:
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touching being capable of being detected in at least the second region of the touch sensitive surface of the electronic device, wherein the touching is detected by one or more capacitive touch sensors underneath the second region of the capacitive touch sensitive surface; and the executed instructions result in operations being executed by the specialized electronic device in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic device including a capacitive touch sensitive surface, the capacitive touch sensitive surface including at least a first region and a second region located adjacent to the first region, the first region including a display and the second region including no display; wherein the electronic device is capable of detecting touching by one or more capacitive touch sensors underneath the second region and capable of initiating operations in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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