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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Kevin Orr, Waterloo, CA;
Marc Holbein, Waterloo, CA;
Kevin Orr, Waterloo, CA;
Marc Holbein, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Abstract
A handheld electronic device having a touchscreen and a method of using a touchscreen of a handheld electronic device are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of controlling a handheld electronic device having a touchscreen display, comprising: determining a location of a touch input on a touch-sensitive input surface of the touchscreen display; determining one or more characteristics of a motion signal of a motion sensor of the handheld electronic device; and generating an input from one of at least two inputs associated with the location of the touch input in accordance with the characteristics of the motion signal.