Patent ID: 7584429

Claim:
A method, comprising: depicting a scroll bar and a button for a search option on a display of an electronic device in an area that is normally reserved for a scroll bar, detecting if a keyboard is connected to said device and suppressing the display of said button for a search option, if the keyboard is connected, detecting an input on said button for activating a temporary input area, activating said temporary input area upon detection of said input, displaying said temporary input area on the display of said electronic device, outputting an audio signal indicating said displaying of said temporary input area, and terminating the display of said temporary input area and deactivating said temporary input area in case that a relevant event is detected, wherein said temporary input area is displayed in a semi-transparent manner superimposed on a standard display area on said display, and wherein input functions in said standard display area superimposed by said temporary input area are deactivated when said temporary input area is displayed.