Portable electronic device and method of controlling same
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1. A method for an electronic device with a processor and a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display comprising a display area and a non-display area, the method comprising:
- providing a boundary between the display area and the non-display area, wherein providing comprises providing a width of the boundary, and the width of the boundary corresponds to a predetermined number of pixels;
displaying first information associated with a first application on the touch-sensitive display;
detecting a gesture and determining that the gesture has an origin in the non-display area and crosses the boundary between the display area and the non-display area;
in response to determining that the gesture crosses the boundary, identifying the gesture as a meta-navigation gesture; and
replacing the first information with second information associated with a second application by displaying the second information on the touch-sensitive display.
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Abstract
A method is provided for an electronic device with a processor and a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display including a display area and a non-display area. The method includes providing a boundary based on the display area and the non-display area.
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1. A method for an electronic device with a processor and a touch-sensitive display, the touch-sensitive display comprising a display area and a non-display area, the method comprising:
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providing a boundary between the display area and the non-display area, wherein providing comprises providing a width of the boundary, and the width of the boundary corresponds to a predetermined number of pixels; displaying first information associated with a first application on the touch-sensitive display; detecting a gesture and determining that the gesture has an origin in the non-display area and crosses the boundary between the display area and the non-display area; in response to determining that the gesture crosses the boundary, identifying the gesture as a meta-navigation gesture; and replacing the first information with second information associated with a second application by displaying the second information on the touch-sensitive display. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. An electronic device comprising:
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a display including a display area and a non-display area; a touch-sensitive overlay extending over the display area and the non-display area; a processor coupled to the display and the touch-sensitive overlay, wherein the processor is configured to; provide a boundary between the display area and the non-display area, display first information associated with a first application on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the boundary includes a width, and the width of the boundary corresponds to a predetermined number of pixels, detect a gesture and determine that the gesture has an origin in the non-display area and crosses the boundary between the display area and the non-display area, in response to determining that the gesture crosses the boundary, identify the gesture as a meta-navigation gesture, and replace the first information with second information associated with a second application by displaying the second information on the touch-sensitive display.
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