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Electronic device capable of executing commands therein and method for executing commands in the same

US8115740B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2008
Grant dateFeb 14, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04883
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for executing commands in an electronic device having a touch sensing element. A stylus or finger is used to touch the touch sensing element and move through several sensing areas on the touch sensing element. A responsive signal is generated by the touch sensing element according to the touched sensing areas. A processor then executes a corresponding command in accordance with the responsive signal.

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