Patent ID: 8878809

Claim:
A portable electronic device comprising: a processor; a memory accessible by the processor; a display to present a visible representation of content; a force sensor configured to detect specific locations where force is applied to the force sensor and at least one force amount; a control module for receiving a first signal from the force sensor and transmitting, in response to the first signal, a second signal to the processor, the control module being configured to generate the second signal based at least in part on a duration of time of force applied to the force sensor, wherein at least one of the force sensor or the control module are configured to determine the duration of time of force applied to the force sensor; and one or more programs stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, the one or more programs including instructions for: sending first content data to the display; receiving the second signal; and sending second content data to the display in response to receiving the second signal.