Patent ID: 8229508
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a display; a housing enclosing the display and defining an exterior surface region adjacent to the display, the exterior surface region having a plurality of surface zones indicated thereon, the surface zones being capable of being written on by a user to save a written marking thereon; a memory; and user input apparatus; wherein a first mode in the device performs a function in respect of a subject entity; the display displays an indicator associated with at least one of the zones at a time proximate to performing the function in respect of the subject entity; and in response to operation of the user input apparatus to indicate one of the zones the device stores the entity in the memory in association with that zone; the device having a second mode in which in response to selection of a zone by means of the user input apparatus the device performs a function in respect of an entity stored in association with the selected zone.