Portable electronic device having touch-sensitive display with variable repeat rate
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsJeffrey Brent KENNEY, Deepankar Banshilal JAIN
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Abstract
A method of controlling the repeat rate of a button displayed on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display; activating a variable repeat control mode in response to activation input; and repeating an action associated with the button at a rate in dependence on predetermined control input.
Claims20
A method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display;
- activating a variable repeat control mode in response to activation input;
- and
- repeating an action associated with the button at a rate dependent on predetermined control input.
A method of controlling touch input on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display;
- varying a repeat rate of an action associated with the button in response to received input;
- and
- repeating the action associated with the button at the repeat rate.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay coupled to the processor;
- wherein the processor is configured for:
- causing displaying of a user interface screen having at least one button on the touch-sensitive display;
- activating a variable repeat control mode in response to activation input;
- and repeating an action associated with the button at a rate dependent on predetermined control input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.