ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY AND SURROUNDING TOUCH SENSITIVE SURFACES FOR USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL
First Claim
1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
- a touch screen;
a housing supporting the touch screen and having a plurality of surfaces surrounding the touch screen, the plurality of surfaces non-planar with respect to the touch screen;
a plurality of sensors, including one or more sensors located along each of at least two different surfaces on opposite sides of the touch screen; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor capable ofdetecting a presence of at least one object at one or more of the sensors located along at least one of the two different surfaces on opposite sides of the touch screen, andinitiating an operation based on the detected object.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a touch screen; a housing supporting the touch screen and having a plurality of surfaces surrounding the touch screen, the plurality of surfaces non-planar with respect to the touch screen; a plurality of sensors, including one or more sensors located along each of at least two different surfaces on opposite sides of the touch screen; and a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors, the processor capable of detecting a presence of at least one object at one or more of the sensors located along at least one of the two different surfaces on opposite sides of the touch screen, and initiating an operation based on the detected object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a handheld computing device, comprising:
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detecting a presence of at least one object at one or more sensors located along each of at least two different surfaces on opposite sides of a touch screen and non-planar with respect to the touch screen; and initiating an operation based on the detected object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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