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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 1/1624 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1677 (2013.01); G06F 3/0227 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of providing access to an application from a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting an event to provide a selectable option, identifying a selectable option associated with the event and providing the selectable options on a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device, and in response to detecting a touch associated with the selectable option on the touch-sensitive display and movement of a keyboard portion of the portable electronic device relative to the touch-sensitive display, performing a function associated with the selectable option.