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US 2012/0256829 A1Published application
Portable electronic device and method of controlling same
AssigneeQNX Software Systems Limited
InventorDanny Thomas DODGE
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Abstract
A method of facilitating input at a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a pointing device event; determining a location on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to the pointing device event; mapping the pointing device event and location to a touch; and performing a function associated with the touch.
Claims20
A method of facilitating input at a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
- detecting a pointing device event;
- determining a location on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to the pointing device event;
- mapping the pointing device event and location to a touch;
- and
- performing a function associated with the touch.
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A portable electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display configured to display information;
- and
- a processor connected to the touch-sensitive display to:
- detect a pointing device event, determine a location on the touch-sensitive display corresponding to the pointing device event, communicate with a memory to map the pointing device event and location to a touch;
- and perform a function associated with the touch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.