Patent ID: 8610684
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a second electronic device, the second electronic device connectable to a first electronic device, the first electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive non-display area for detecting one or more touch-sensitive non-display area gestures, each touch-sensitive non-display area gesture being associated with a respective function of the first electronic device, the method comprising the second electronic device: partitioning a touch-sensitive input mechanism of the second electronic device into a non-display portion and a display portion, the non-display portion corresponding to a transformation of the touch-sensitive non-display area of the first electronic device such that the non-display portion is provided along an outer perimeter of the touch-sensitive input mechanism; receiving a gesture using the non-display portion, the gesture corresponding to a touch-sensitive non-display area gesture; and determining an instruction to be performed by the first electronic device based on the gesture.