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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2014
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Jason Tyler Griffin, Kitchener, CA;
Dan Zacharias Gärdenfors, Malmö, SE;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a memory configured to store instructions, a plurality of keys configured to receive respective key inputs, and a screen. The portable electronic device also includes a processor configured to execute the instructions to detect a first key input at one of the plurality of keys, enable a preview mode based on the detected first key input. While the preview mode is enabled, the processor is also configured to a second key input at one of the plurality of keys, at least one of the first or second key input being associated with a content preview for one of a plurality of applications, and display on the screen the content preview for the associated one of the plurality of applications.