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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Kalu Onuka Kalu, Waterloo, CA;
Laura Mahan, Kanata, CA;
Kalu Onuka Kalu, Waterloo, CA;
Laura Mahan, Kanata, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A method and system are provided for controlling a first electronic device connectable to a second electronic device. The first electronic device comprises a touch-sensitive non-display area for detecting one or more touch-sensitive non-display area gestures. Each touch-sensitive non-display area gesture is associated with a respective function of the first electronic device. The method comprises partitioning a touch-sensitive input mechanism of the second electronic device into a non-display portion and a display portion; receiving a gesture using the non-display portion, the gesture corresponding to a touch-sensitive non-display area gesture; and determining an instruction to be performed by the first electronic device based on the gesture.