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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
David Mak-fan, Waterloo, CA;
Kuo-feng Tong, Etobicoke, CA;
Matthew Bells, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Rider, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Langlois, Almonte, CA;
Jong-suk Lee, Thornhill, CA;
Jason T. Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Colin Ho, Kanata, CA;
David Mak-Fan, Waterloo, CA;
Kuo-Feng Tong, Etobicoke, CA;
Matthew Bells, Waterloo, CA;
Douglas Rider, Ottawa, CA;
Michael Langlois, Almonte, CA;
Jong-Suk Lee, Thornhill, CA;
Jason T. Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Colin Ho, Kanata, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface, sampling touch attributes during the touch event, determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event, and determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.