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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
David James Mak-Fan, Waterloo, CA;
Lawrence Edward Kuhl, Waterloo, CA;
Alon Shenfield, Richmond Hill, CA;
Thomas James Crugnale, Kitchener, CA;
Darcy Phipps, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BLACKBERRY LIMITED, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04R 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 1/3215 (2013.01); G06F 1/3265 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01); H04R 3/02 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch on a touch-sensitive display, adjusting a first threshold based on detected conditions during the touch, comparing a value related to the touch on the touch-sensitive display to the first threshold, and when the value related to touch meets the first threshold, turning off the display.