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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Dietmar Frank Wennemer, St. Agatha, CA;
Peter Mankowski, Waterloo, CA;
Wael Jendli, Burnaby, CA;
Timothy Kyowski, Kitchener, CA;
Chris Forrester, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/043 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06T 11/40 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0433 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0436 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06T 11/40 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A function of an electronic device is selected by detecting a resonant frequency generated by a tapping on a selection region of a device housing. The function of the device is selected based on the detected resonant frequency.