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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Jerome Pasquero, Kitchener, CA;
Norman Miner Ladouceur, Waterloo, CA;
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Inventors:
Jerome Pasquero, Kitchener, CA;
Norman Miner Ladouceur, Waterloo, CA;
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); H04M 1/026 (2013.01); H04M 19/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device comprising a display, an actuator actuatable to impart a force on the display, an input device moveable from a first position in which the input device is disengaged from the display to a second position in which the input device is engaged with the display, wherein when the input device is moved to the second position, the actuator is actuated to provide tactile feedback to the input device through the display.