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A method includes detecting when a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display is disposed in a holster and monitoring an area of the touch-sensitive display for a query gesture. When the query gesture is detected in association with the area, a function associated with the query ges

A method includes detecting when a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display is disposed in a holster and monitoring an area of the touch-sensitive display for a query gesture. When the query gesture is detected in association with the area, a function associated with the query gesture is performed.

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1. A holster comprising: a body having a guide and having a pocket for receiving a portable electronic device;wherein the guide is aligned with an area of a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device that is disposed in the holster;wherein the guide is tactilely locatable;wherein the

1. A holster comprising: a body having a guide and having a pocket for receiving a portable electronic device;wherein the guide is aligned with an area of a touch-sensitive display of the portable electronic device that is disposed in the holster;wherein the guide is tactilely locatable;wherein the guide receives a query gesture that requests information from the portable electronic device and has a shape associated with the information;and wherein the guide is an opening that extends through the body. 2. The holster of claim 1, further comprising a film disposed in the guide, and the query gesture on the film is detectable by the portable electronic device. 3. The holster of claim 1, wherein the information is provided by the portable electronic device via tactile feedback that communicates the information. 4. The holster of claim 1, wherein the guide is embossed, engraved, etched, or carved in the body. 5. The holster of claim 1, wherein the guide has a shape that is associated with a function performed by the portable electronic device. 6. A method comprising: when a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display is disposed in a holster: monitoring, by the portable electronic device, an area of the touch-sensitive display for a query gesture that requests information;when the query gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display and is associated with the area, communicating the information via tactile feedback provided by the portable electronic device. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the holster further comprises an identifier associated with the holster and detectable by the portable electronic device, and wherein the identifier identifies a function of the portable electronic device associated with the holster. 8. The method of claim 6, further comprising: monitoring a second area of the touch-sensitive display associated with a media player control for a query gesture;when the query gesture is detected in association with the second area, performing a function associated with the media player control by the portable electronic device. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the area is smaller than the touch-sensitive display's total area. 10. The method of claim 6, wherein the area comprises two or more non-adjacent regions on the touch-sensitive display. 11. The method of claim 6, further comprising entering a reduced power mode in response to detecting that the portable electronic device is disposed in the holster. 12. The method of claim 6, turning off illumination of the touch-sensitive display in response to detecting that the portable electronic device is disposed in the holster. 13. The method of claim 6, wherein the monitoring of the area comprises monitoring only within the area of the touch-sensitive display. 14. The method of claim 6, further comprising identifying the information and providing the tactile feedback in accordance with a parameter stored in the portable electronic device. 15. The method of claim 6, wherein the query gesture comprises a touch at a location associated with the query gesture. 16. The method of claim 6, wherein the query gesture comprises a touch that exceeds a force threshold. 17. The method of claim 6, wherein the query gesture comprises a touch that actuates a switch or an actuator. 18. The method of claim 6, wherein the information provided via tactile feedback is associated with a location of the query gesture. 19. The method of claim 6, wherein the information comprises one of a time, a time before a meeting, a number of unread emails, and a number of missed calls. 20. The method of claim 6, further comprising, by the portable electronic device, identifying an identifier associated with the holster and identifying the area based on the identifier.