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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Timo Tokkonen, Oulu, FI;
Inventor:
Timo Tokkonen, Oulu, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.