Methods for determining a cursor position from a finger contact with a touch screen display

A computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the portable electronic device to:

• display a plurality of user interface objects on the touch screen display;
• detect a contact area of a finger with the touch screen display;
• determine a first position associated with the contact area;
• and
• determine a cursor position point, at least in part, based on:
• the first position,
• one or more distances between the first position and one or more of the user interface objects;
• and
• one or more activation susceptibility numbers, each associated with a respective user interface object in the plurality of user interface objects.

A method, comprising:

• at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display:
• displaying a plurality of user interface objects on the touch screen display;
• detecting a contact area of a finger with the touch screen display;
• determining a first position associated with the contact area;
• and
• determining a cursor position point, at least in part, based on:
• the first position,
• one or more distances between the first position and one or more of the user interface objects;
• and
• one or more activation susceptibility numbers, each associated with a respective user interface object in the plurality of user interface objects.