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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Sean Bartholomew Simmons, Waterloo, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Sean Bartholomew Simmons, Waterloo, CA;
Nazih Almalki, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes detecting first and second touches on the touch-sensitive display and determining a location of each of the first and second touches, determining, by a plurality of force sensors, reaction forces, for the first and second touches, and determining a respective applied force for each of the first and second touches based on the reaction forces and the locations of the first and second touches.