ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME

• US 20130093691A1
• Filed: 10/18/2011
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: MOOSAVI, Vahid
• Granted Patent: US 8,810,535 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method includes detecting a touch associated with an edge of a display of an electronic device, identifying a navigation device function associated with the touch, and performing the navigation device function.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a touch associated with an edge of a display of an electronic device;

identifying a navigation device function associated with the touch;

performing the navigation device function.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the navigation device function comprises one of a right mouse-click function, a left mouse-click function, a scrolling function, and a drag-and-drop function.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein detecting comprises detecting a first touch associated with the edge of the display and detecting a second touch that overlaps at least partially in time with the first touch.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the navigation device function is a right mouse-click when the first touch is associated with a right side of the display with respect to a current orientation of the display.

5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the navigation device function is a left mouse-click when the first touch is associated with a left side of the display with respect to a current orientation of the display.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein performing the navigation device function comprises displaying a plurality of selectable features based on the location of the second touch.

7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the navigation device function is identified based on the location of the first touch.

8. The method according to claim 3, wherein the navigation device function is a drag-and-drop function when the first touch is associated with the edge of the display and the second touch is a gesture associated with a displayed feature.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a touch associated with a location within a threshold distance of the edge.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a touch associated with a non-display area of the display.

11. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

22. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list of selectable features is based on the location of the second touch.

23. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch is associated with the edge when the touch is associated with a location within a threshold distance of the edge.

24. The method according to claim 1, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a touch associated with a non-display area of the display.

12. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a processor coupled to the display and configured to detect a touch associated with an edge of the touch-sensitive display, identify a navigation device function associated with the touch, and perform the navigation device function.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the navigation device function comprises one of a right mouse-click function, a left mouse-click function, a scrolling function, and a drag-and-drop function.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a first touch associated with the edge of the display and a second touch that overlaps at least partially in time with the first touch.

15. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the navigation device function is a right mouse-click when the first touch is associated with a right side of the display with respect to a current orientation of the display.

16. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the navigation device function is a left mouse-click when the first touch is associated with a left side of the display with respect to a current orientation of the display.

17. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the navigation device function is identified based on the location of the first touch.

18. The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the navigation device function is a drag-and-drop function when the first touch is associated with the edge of the display and the second touch is a gesture associated with a displayed feature.

19. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a touch associated with a location within a threshold distance of the edge.

20. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the touch associated with the edge comprises a touch associated with a non-display area of the display.

21. A method comprising:

detecting a first touch associated with an edge of a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;

when a second touch is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which second touch overlaps at least partially in time with the first touch, displaying a plurality of selectable features associated with the second touch.