Electronic Device and Method For Providing Extended User Interface
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting a selection of a data object on the display;
detecting the dragging of the selected data object;
detecting an effort to drag the object over a border of a plurality of borders of the display;
determining at which border of the plurality of borders the effort to drag the object over the border is detected; and
performing a predetermined action selected from a plurality of predetermined actions on the basis of the detected effort and the determined border.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method for providing an extended user interface in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a user interface and a display configured to display data objects. The device is configured to detect selection of a data object on the display, detect dragging of the selected data object to a border of the display and to detect an effort to drag the object over the border in a given direction outside the display. A predetermined action is performed in the device on the basis of the detected effort and the detected direction.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a selection of a data object on the display; detecting the dragging of the selected data object; detecting an effort to drag the object over a border of a plurality of borders of the display; determining at which border of the plurality of borders the effort to drag the object over the border is detected; and performing a predetermined action selected from a plurality of predetermined actions on the basis of the detected effort and the determined border. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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10. (canceled)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform; detecting selection of a data object on the display, detecting dragging of the selected data object to a border of a plurality of borders of the display, detecting an effort to drag the object over the border, determining at which boarder of the plurality of borders the effort to drag the object over the border is detected; and performing a predetermined action selected from a plurality of predetermined actions on the basis of the detected effort and the determined border. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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