Location of a touch-sensitive control method and apparatus
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display at a first location not associated with a control;
detecting selection of a control from a plurality of control options as a first selected control;
displaying, in association with the first location, the first selected control as a first displayed control and activating a first set of functions for the first displayed control;
detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display at a second location not associated with a control;
detecting selection of a control from the plurality of control options as a second selected control;
displaying, in association with the second location, the second selected control as a second displayed control and activating a second set of functions for the second displayed control, wherein display of the first control overlaps in time with display of the second control, wherein a subset of the first set of functions is the same as a subset of the second set of functions, wherein the first set of functions comprises a function different from any of the second set of functions.
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Abstract
A method includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display at a location not associated with a control, displaying, in association with the location, a displayed control, and activating the displayed control.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display at a first location not associated with a control; detecting selection of a control from a plurality of control options as a first selected control; displaying, in association with the first location, the first selected control as a first displayed control and activating a first set of functions for the first displayed control; detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display at a second location not associated with a control; detecting selection of a control from the plurality of control options as a second selected control; displaying, in association with the second location, the second selected control as a second displayed control and activating a second set of functions for the second displayed control, wherein display of the first control overlaps in time with display of the second control, wherein a subset of the first set of functions is the same as a subset of the second set of functions, wherein the first set of functions comprises a function different from any of the second set of functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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detecting a first touch at a first location on a touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting the first touch, displaying, in association with the first location, a first control and activating a first set of functions for the first control; detecting a second touch at a second location on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting the second touch, displaying, in association with the second location, a second control and activating a second set of functions for the second control, wherein a subset of the first set of functions is common with a subset of the second set of functions; wherein a third set of controls is associated with a combination of touches associated with the first control and the second control; wherein display of the first control overlaps in time with display of the second control. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; a processor configured to; when a touch is detected at a first location on the touch-sensitive display when a control is not active at the first location, display and activate a first control as a dominant control, wherein the first control is associated with a first set of functions; when a touch is detected at a second location on the touch-sensitive display when a control is not active at the second location, display and activate a second control as a secondary control to the dominant control, wherein the second control is associated with a second set of functions, wherein a first subset of the first set of functions is common with a first subset of the second set of functions, wherein a second subset of the first set of functions is different from a second subset of the second set of functions, and wherein display of the first control overlaps in time with display of the second control. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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