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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1997
Brian Finlay Beaton, Orleans, CA;
Colin Donald Smith, Ottawa, CA;
Francois Blouin, Hull, CA;
Guillaume Comeau, Hull, CA;
Arthur Julian Patterson Craddock, Greely, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, , CA;
Abstract
The system and method consistent with the present invention provides a touch-responsive graphical user interface for electronic devices. The graphical user interface determines a pointer size of the object making contact with a display and activates a function corresponding to the pointer size. The graphical user interface may invoke a wide array of functions such as a navigation tool, draw function, an erase function, or a drag function. The graphical user interface of the present invention may be especially useful in portable electronic devices with small displays.