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(11) EP 2 521 965 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
14.11.2012 Bulletin 2012/46

(21) Application number: 10700014.3

(22) Date of filing: 06.01.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/048(2006.01)
G06F 3/041(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2010/020263
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/084157 (14.07.2011 Gazette 2011/28)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(71) Applicant: Apple Inc.
Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • KOCIENDA, Kenneth, L.
    Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US)

(74) Representative: Barnfather, Karl Jon et al
Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside
London SE1 2AU
London SE1 2AU (GB)

   


(54) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONALLY ENABLING OR DISABLING SOFT BUTTONS