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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Jerome Pasquero, Kitchener, CA;
Alistair Robert Hamilton, Sammamish, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Jerome Pasquero, Kitchener, CA;
Alistair Robert Hamilton, Sammamish, WA (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0237 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing visual cues rendered on a display is provided. The method comprises: detecting a touch input associated with a user interface element rendered on the display; determining an input direction of the touch input; and displaying on the display a visual cue associated with the user interface element, wherein the visual cue is located at a position based on the input direction of the touch input.