PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHARACTER ENTRY
A method of controlling an electronic device, the method comprising displaying a plurality of keys on a touch-sensitive display, detecting a touch at a touch location associated with a first key of the plurality of keys, identifying a touch response, and when a force associated with the touch meets a threshold, entering a primary character associated with the first key when the touch response is primary character entry, entering a secondary character associated with the first key when the touch response is secondary character entry.
1 . A method comprising:
displaying a plurality of keys on a touch-sensitive display;
detecting a touch at a touch location associated with a first key of the plurality of keys;
identifying a touch response;
when a force associated with the touch meets a threshold:
entering a primary character associated with the first key when the touch response is primary character entry;
entering a secondary character associated with the first key when the touch response is secondary character entry.
2 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising displaying the entered character.
3 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising highlighting the first key when the touch response is primary character entry, and the force associated with the touch does not meet the threshold.
4 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising providing tactile feedback when the force meets the threshold.
5 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising entering the primary character associated with the first key when the touch response is secondary character entry, and the force associated with the touch does not meet the threshold.
6 . The method according to claim 1 , comprising displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a selectable option for changing the touch response to one of primary character entry and secondary character entry.
7 . A portable electronic device comprising:
a touch-sensitive display;
a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive display, and configured to:
display a plurality of keys on the touch-sensitive display;
detect a touch at a touch location associated with a first key of the plurality of the keys;
identify a touch response;
when a force associated with the touch meets a threshold:
enter a primary character associated with the first key when the touch is primary character entry;
enter a secondary character associated with the first key when the touch response is secondary character entry.
8 . The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the entered character is displayed on the touch-sensitive display.
9 . The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to highlight the first key when the touch response is primary character entry, and the force associated with the touch does not meet the threshold.
10 . The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein tactile feedback is provided when the force meets the threshold.
11 . The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to enter the primary character associated with the first key when the touch response is secondary character entry, and the force associated with the touch does not meet the threshold.
12 . The portable electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to display a selectable option for changing the touch response to one of primary character entry and secondary character entry.
13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 1 .