Electronic Device and Method Using a Touch-Detecting Surface

An electronic device comprising:

• a touch-detecting surface;
• and
• a processor in electronic communication with the touch-detecting surface programmed to detect a first touch gesture applied to the touch-detecting surface, to initiate a sequential touch mode if the first touch gesture has a predetermined characteristic, to detect a subsequent second touch gesture including a glide movement applied to the touch-detecting surface in the sequential touch mode, and to determine a first parameter and a second parameter of the second touch gesture, wherein the first parameter is relative location of an initial location of the second touch gesture with respect to a location of the first touch gesture;
• further wherein the processor identifies a corresponding one of a plurality of device functions of the electronic device in accordance with the determined first parameter, and controls the execution of the identified device function of the electronic device in accordance with the determined second parameter.