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Electronic device and method for providing extended user interface

US8281241B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2004
Grant dateOct 2, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0414
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device and a method for providing an extended user interface in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a user interface and a display configured to display data objects. The device is configured to detect selection of a data object on the display, detect dragging of the selected data object to a border of the display and to detect an effort to drag the object over the border in a given direction outside the display. A predetermined action is performed in the device on the basis of the detected effort and the detected direction.

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