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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Kalu Onuka Kalu, Waterloo, CA;
Laura Mahan, Kanata, CA;
Jung-Chien Kevin Chuang, Port Coquitlam, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A first device such as a portable computing device can be configured to act as a text-entry device (in a text-entry mode) and a cursor control device (in a cursor control mode) for a second device. The first device can include a touch-sensitive display capable of receiving text inputs and cursor inputs for controlling the display of a second device which is communicatively coupled to the first device. The first device can be configured such that selection of certain items displayed by the second device can cause the first device to switch from a text-entry mode to a cursor control mode. The first device can be configured such that rotation of the device between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation causes the device to switch between modes. The first device can be configured such that sideways movement of the device causes the device to switch between modes.