Patent ID: 8600450

Claim:
A mobile telephone comprising: a graphical user interface configured to provide a graphical indication at a location on the graphical user interface, the graphical indication corresponding to an indication that at least one of touching the location or exerting a certain amount of force at the location corresponds to user input commanding the mobile telephone to answer an incoming telephone call; a force detection logic configured to detect a first amount of force exerted at substantially the location on the graphical user interface and further configured to produce a signal including data indicative of the first amount of force; and an indication logic configured to determine based on the signal including data indicative of the first amount of force that the first amount of force is insufficient to command the mobile telephone to answer the incoming telephone call and further configured to produce a signal including data indicating that additional force must be exerted to command the mobile telephone to answer the incoming telephone call, wherein the force detection logic is further configured to detect a second amount of force larger than the first amount of force exerted on the graphical user interface and further configured to produce a signal including data indicative of the second amount of force, and wherein the indication logic is further configured to determine based on the signal including data indicative of the second amount of force that the second amount of force is sufficient to command the mobile telephone to answer the incoming telephone call, wherein the indication logic is further configured to produce a signal including data commanding the mobile telephone to answer the incoming telephone call.