PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
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1. A method comprising:
- rendering characters on a display of a portable electronic device;
detecting a touch and determining a touch location on a touch-sensitive input device;
identifying a plurality of the characters that are rendered near the touch location, the plurality of the characters rendered in a first area; and
rendering the plurality of the characters in a second area, the second area being larger than the first area.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes rendering characters on a display of the portable electronic device, detecting a touch and determining a touch location on a touch-sensitive input device, determining a plurality of the characters that are rendered near the touch location, the plurality of the characters rendered in a first area, and re-rendering the plurality of the characters in a second area, the second area being larger than the first area.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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rendering characters on a display of a portable electronic device; detecting a touch and determining a touch location on a touch-sensitive input device; identifying a plurality of the characters that are rendered near the touch location, the plurality of the characters rendered in a first area; and rendering the plurality of the characters in a second area, the second area being larger than the first area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display configured to display characters; a touch-sensitive input device configured to receive a touch and determine a touch location; and a processor configured to; identify a plurality of the characters that are displayed near the touch location, the plurality of the characters rendered in a first area; and cause the display to display the plurality of the characters in a second area, the second area being larger than the first area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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rendering characters on a display of a portable electronic device; detecting a touch and determining a touch location along a touch-sensitive strip; identifying a plurality of the characters that are rendered near the touch location, the plurality of the characters rendered in a first area; rendering the identified plurality of characters in a second area, the second area being larger than the first area; and rendering an indicator to indicate one of the identified plurality of characters based on the touch location.
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