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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
May. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Toronto, CA;
Inventor:
Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 15/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes displaying a plurality of display elements on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device; in response to detecting a touch lasting at least a first duration and associated with a first portion of the plurality of display elements, selecting the first portion; and in response to the touch lasting at least a second duration longer than the first duration, selecting a second portion of the plurality of display elements.