Electronic Device with Touch Sensitive Input
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising a control unit for controlling functions of the electronic device, a display, a body portion, and a touch sensitive area outside the display, whereinthe control unit is arranged to detect an input to the touch sensitive area,the control unit is arranged to perform a software function associated with the touch sensitive area, andthe touch sensitive area is arranged between the body portion and the display for providing a level difference between the surface of the body portion and the surface of the display, wherein the main direction of the surface of the touch sensitive area is substantially different from that of the body portion and/or the display.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a control unit, a display, a body portion, and a touch sensitive area outside the display. According to an aspect of the invention, the touch sensitive area is arranged such that there is a level difference between the surface of the body portion and the surface of the display. The control unit is arranged to detect an input to the touch sensitive area (506), and the control unit is arranged to perform a software function associated with the touch sensitive area (508).
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1. An electronic device comprising a control unit for controlling functions of the electronic device, a display, a body portion, and a touch sensitive area outside the display, wherein
the control unit is arranged to detect an input to the touch sensitive area, the control unit is arranged to perform a software function associated with the touch sensitive area, and the touch sensitive area is arranged between the body portion and the display for providing a level difference between the surface of the body portion and the surface of the display, wherein the main direction of the surface of the touch sensitive area is substantially different from that of the body portion and/or the display.
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7. An electronic device comprising:
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means for detecting an input to a touch sensitive area and means for performing a software function associated with the touch sensitive area, wherein there is a level difference between a surface of a body portion and a surface of a display, and the touch sensitive area is adapted between the body portion and the display to provide at least part of the level difference, the main direction of the surface of the touch sensitive area being substantially different from that of the body portion and/or the display. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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8. A hardware module comprising
a connector for connecting the hardware module to the electronic device, and a touch sensitive area for arrangement between a body portion and a display, the touch sensitive area being adaptable to providing a level difference between the surface of the body portion and the surface of the display such that the main direction of the surface of the touch sensitive area is substantially different from that of the body portion and/or the display.
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10. A user interface comprising:
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a display, a body portion, and a touch sensitive area outside the display, wherein the touch sensitive area is arranged between the body portion and the display for providing a level difference between the surface of the body portion and the surface of the display, wherein the main direction of the surface of the touch sensitive area is substantially different from that of the body portion and/or the display. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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14. An electronic device comprising a control unit, a touch display and a touch sensitive area adjacent to and separate to the touch display, wherein the touch display and the touch sensitive area are arranged to allow continuous user input to the touch display and touch sensitive area.
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