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Portable electronic device with content-dependent touch sensitivity

US7956846B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 4, 2007
Grant dateJun 7, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 3, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable electronic device, having a touch-sensitive display, displays a plurality of icons on the touch-sensitive display. A contact region when a user makes contact with the touch-sensitive display is detected. Whether the contact region corresponds to one of the plurality of icons is determined in accordance with an electrostatic model.

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