Multifunctional keypad on touch screen
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1. A multifunction keypad comprising:
- (a) a touch-sensitive surface having defined thereon a plurality of regions designated as keys; and
(b) a processor associated with said touch-sensitive surface and configured to;
(i) identify a contact location at which an object comes into contact with said touch-sensitive surface, (ii) determine a selected one of said keys corresponding to the one of said regions within which said contact location is located, (iii) identify a direction of motion of the object across said touch-sensitive surface relative to said contact location, and (iv) select in a manner conditional upon at least said direction of motion one of a plurality of functions associated with said selected key.
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Abstract
A multifunction keypad includes a touch-sensitive surface with a number of regions designated as keys. A processor, associated with the touch-sensitive surface, is configured to: (i) identify a contact location at which an object comes into contact with the touch-sensitive surface, (ii) determine a selected one of the keys corresponding to the one of the regions within which the contact location is located, (iii) identify a direction of motion of the object across the touch-sensitive surface relative to the contact location, and (iv) select in a manner conditional upon at least the direction of motion one of a plurality of functions associated with the selected key.
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1. A multifunction keypad comprising:
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(a) a touch-sensitive surface having defined thereon a plurality of regions designated as keys; and
(b) a processor associated with said touch-sensitive surface and configured to;
(i) identify a contact location at which an object comes into contact with said touch-sensitive surface, (ii) determine a selected one of said keys corresponding to the one of said regions within which said contact location is located, (iii) identify a direction of motion of the object across said touch-sensitive surface relative to said contact location, and (iv) select in a manner conditional upon at least said direction of motion one of a plurality of functions associated with said selected key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for designating functions on a multifunction keypad defined by a plurality of regions on a touch-sensitive surface, each region being designated as a key, the method comprising:
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(a) identifying a contact location at which an object comes into contact with the touch-sensitive surface, (b) determining a selected key corresponding to the region within which the contact location is located, (c) identifying a direction of motion of the object across the touch-sensitive surface relative to the contact location, and (d) selecting in a manner conditional upon at least said direction of motion one of a plurality of functions associated with the selected key. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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