ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DISPLAY AND SURROUNDING TOUCH SENSITITVE BEZEL FOR USER INTERFACE AND CONTROL

摘要

An electronic device has a display and has a touch sensitive bezel surrounding the display. Areas on the bezel are designated for controls used to operate the electronic device. Visual guides corresponding to the controls are displayed on the display adjacent the areas of the bezel designated for the controls. Touch data is generated by the bezel when a user touches an area of the bezel. The device determines which of the controls has been selected based on which designated area is associated with the touch data from the bezel. The device then initiates the determined control. The device can have a sensor for determining the orientation of the device. Based on the orientation, the device can alter the areas designated on the bezel for the controls and can alter the location of the visual guides for the display so that they match the altered areas on the bezel.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a touch screen; and a processor communicatively coupled to the touch screen, the processor capable of
separating a viewable area of the touch screen into a standard region and a control region, the standard region for displaying one or more first images and the control region for displaying one or more second images,locating the control region at one edge of the touch screen,detecting one or more touches in the control region, andperforming an operation in response to the detected one or more touches.