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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Simon Martin Thorsander, Eslöv, SE;
Per Åke Daniel Johansson, Malmö, SE;
Nils Roger Andersson Reimer, Malmö, SE;
Jonas Ove Arbsjö, Malmö, SE;
Charles Anton Nilsson Boman, Malmö, SE;
Ahmed ElSaeed Mohamed Gad Eldessouki, London, CA;
Andreas Pal Drén, Malmö, SE;
Robert Simon Lessing, Malmö, SE;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method of operating an electronic device having a display and means for receiving user input, the method comprises: displaying on the display a menu adjacent an edge of the display, the menu containing one or more icons, each icon representing a function and being selectable by the user; and in response to detection of a user input in relation to an icon, causing the device to display a description of the function of the icon, wherein the description is displayed to project from the menu.