Patent ID: 7450106

Claim:
A method of enabling input into a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device including an input apparatus having a number of input members, at least a portion of the input members of the number of input members being movable among an unactuated position, a first actuated position, and a second actuated position in order to provide input, the method comprising: detecting a first input from a first input member of the number of input members; responsive to the first input, performing a first navigational function at a first speed; detecting a second input from the first input member; and responsive to the second input, performing the first navigational function at a second speed, the second speed being different than the first speed, wherein the first navigational function is performable at the second speed upon actuation of the first input member from the first actuated position to the second actuated position, and upon actuation of the first input member from the unactuated position directly to the second actuated position.