Electronic device having display and surrounding touch sensitive bezel for user interface and control
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a touch screen located on a front surface of the apparatus;
a first touch sensitive region located on a side surface of the apparatus, the side surface adjacent to but non-planar with respect to the front surface and providing one or more configurable control areas; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the touch screen and the first touch sensitive region, the processor capable ofseparating the touch screen into a first region and a second region, the first region for displaying one or more first images and the second region for displaying one or more second images at locations based on the one or more configurable control areas when a first touch is detected at the first touch sensitive region,detecting one or more second touches at the one or more configurable control areas, andperforming a first operation in response to the detected one or more second touches.
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Abstract
An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a touch screen located on a front surface of the apparatus; a first touch sensitive region located on a side surface of the apparatus, the side surface adjacent to but non-planar with respect to the front surface and providing one or more configurable control areas; and a processor communicatively coupled to the touch screen and the first touch sensitive region, the processor capable of separating the touch screen into a first region and a second region, the first region for displaying one or more first images and the second region for displaying one or more second images at locations based on the one or more configurable control areas when a first touch is detected at the first touch sensitive region, detecting one or more second touches at the one or more configurable control areas, and performing a first operation in response to the detected one or more second touches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 25)
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11. A method for performing operations on a hand-held device, comprising:
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displaying one or more first images in a first region of a touch screen located on a front surface of the device, and providing control functionality at one or more configurable control areas of a first touch sensitive region located on a side surface of the device adjacent to but non-planar with respect to the front surface; detecting one or more first touches at the one or more configurable control areas; and performing a first operation in response to the detected one or more first touches. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, if executed by a specialized electronic device, causes the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
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displaying one or more first images in a first region of a touch screen located on a front surface of the device, and providing control functionality at one or more configurable control areas of a first touch sensitive region located on a side surface of the device adjacent to but non-planar with respect to the front surface; detecting one or more first touches at the one or more configurable control areas; and performing a first operation in response to the detected one or more first touches. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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