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Electronic device having display and surrounding touch sensitive surfaces for user interface and control

  • US 10,921,941 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2019
  • Issued: 02/16/2021
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A handheld computing device, comprising:

  • a display having a perimeter;

    a plurality of touch sensors formed for making at least a portion of the display and at least a portion of the perimeter touch-sensitive; and

    a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of touch sensors, the processor configured forusing one or more of the plurality of touch sensors to detect a first touch at the perimeter,upon detecting the first touch, causing a control region to be displayed at the perimeter,detecting a second touch at the displayed control region, andupon detecting the second touch at the displayed control region, initiating an operation.

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