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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Research IN Motion Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Tennessee Carmel-Veilleux, Kitchener, CA (US);
Zhe Chen, Waterloo, CN;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for preventing false-actuation of a touch screen are provided. When one or more of: (a) an initial proximity event occurs at a proximity sensor of the device, and (b) a reorientation event occurs at an orientation sensor of the device: touch data received via a touch screen of the device is buffered in a memory of the device. Thereafter, a processor of the device: processes the buffered touch data when a further proximity event does not occur within a given time period; and, disables the touch screen when the proximity event occurs within the given time period.