Patent 9116569 was granted and assigned to BlackBerry on August, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A portable electronic device comprises at least one force sensor configured to generate a force signal based at least in part on a force applied to a touch-sensitive display and a processor configured to receive the force signal and to provide a feedback signal when the force exceeds a force threshold. The at least one force sensor may be integrated into the touch-sensitive display.