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Portable electronic device and method of controlling same

  • US 8,756,522 B2
  • Filed: 03/19/2010
  • Issued: 06/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying first information for a first application in a first area of a touch-sensitive display and second information for the first application in a second area of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the first information comprises text and the second information comprises a virtual keyboard;

    detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

    when the gesture begins in the first area of the touch-sensitive display, scrolling through the text to display different text in the first area;

    when the gesture begins on the keyboard in the second area of the touch-sensitive display, scrolling a cursor through the text in a direction dependent on a direction of the gesture;

    wherein the amount of scrolling is dependent on the length of the gesture.

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