Patent ID: 8866747

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a plurality of mechanical keys; a first touch-sensitive strip spaced by a distance from the plurality of mechanical keys and disposed along at least some of the plurality of mechanical keys and configured to detect a touch; a processor coupled to the first touch-sensitive strip and the mechanical keys and configured to: when no touch is detected on the first touch-sensitive strip while a first key of the plurality of mechanical keys is depressed, identify a first character associated with the first key; when a touch is detected on the first touch-sensitive strip while the first key is depressed, identify a second character associated with the first key; wherein the first touch-sensitive strip is part of a touch-sensitive display, and wherein the touch-sensitive display is located adjacent a row of the plurality of mechanical keys to facilitate, by a single touch, depression of any one of the mechanical keys while touching the touch-sensitive display.