TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROL
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display;
detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options;
previewing, in a first format in an information field, information associated with the first option in response to detecting the hovering touch;
detecting a selection of one of the one or more selection options;
performing a function associated with the selected option.
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Abstract
A method includes displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display and detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options. Information associated with the first option is previewed in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch. A selection of one of the one or more selection options is detected, and a function associated with the selected option is performed.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying one or more selection options on a touch-sensitive display; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options; previewing, in a first format in an information field, information associated with the first option in response to detecting the hovering touch; detecting a selection of one of the one or more selection options; performing a function associated with the selected option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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displaying a first keyset of a plurality of selectable sets of keys; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first key of the first keyset, wherein the first key is associated with a first character; displaying the first character in a first format in an information field in response to detecting the hovering touch; detecting a selection of the first key; displaying the first character in a second format in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format.
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21. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display depressible through movement with respect to a housing of the portable electronic device; at least one processor configured to; display one or more selection options on the touch-sensitive display; detect a hovering touch associated with a first option of the one or more selection options; previewing by displaying, in a first format in an information field, information associated with the first option in response to detecting the hovering touch; detect a selection of the first option; display, in a second format, the information associated with the first option in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format.
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22. A method comprising:
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displaying a first keyset of a plurality of selectable sets of keys on a touch-sensitive display that is movable with respect to a housing of a portable electronic device; detecting a hovering touch associated with a first key of the first keyset, wherein the first key is associated with a first character; in response to detecting the hovering touch, displaying the first character in a first format in an information field displayed on the touch-sensitive display, wherein entered characters are displayed in the information field; detecting a selection of the first key by detecting depression of the touch-sensitive display; displaying the first character in a second format in response to detecting the selection, wherein the first format is different from the second format.
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