Pressure-sensitive home interface system, method, and computer program product

• US 10,203,794 B1
• Filed: 04/19/2018
• Issued: 02/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Interface Technologies, LLC
• Original Assignee: P4tents1 LLC
• Inventors: Smith, Michael S
• Primary Examiner(s): Xavier, Antonio
• Application Number:
  US15/957,206
• Time in Patent Office: 299 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1643 the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/045 using resistive elements, e.g. a single continuous surface or two parallel surfaces put in contact
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 : by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

Apparatuses and a computer-readable media are provided to: display an application icon via a home interface, utilizing the touch screen; detect a pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon; in the event that a magnitude of the pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon is less than a first magnitude threshold, display a particular application associated with the application icon after a cessation of the pressure has been detected; in the event that the magnitude of the pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than a second magnitude threshold: display a border for indicating a summary of the pressure, based on an increase in the magnitude of the pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon, increase a blurring of at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon such that the at least portion of the home interface appears to increase in depth as compared to the application icon, and based on a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon, decrease the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon such that the at least portion of the home interface appears be decrease in depth as compared to the application icon.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions and a plurality of applications;

a touch screen;

a vibrator; and

one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to;

display an application icon via a home interface, utilizing the touch screen;

detect a pressure being applied to the touch screen on the application icon;

when a magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than a first magnitude threshold, display a particular application associated with the application icon after a cessation of the pressure has been detected;

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than a second magnitude threshold;

display a border for indicating a summary of the pressure,

based on an increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, increase a blurring of at least a portion of the home interface other than the application icon such that the at least portion of the home interface appears to increase in depth as compared to the application icon, and

based on a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, decrease the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon such that the at least portion of the home interface appears be decrease in depth as compared to the application icon; and

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

move the apparatus,

display at least part of the home interface that is blurred, and at least a portion of a menu,

magnify the at least portion of the menu,

detect a touch being applied to the touch screen on at least one of one or more items of the menu, and

when the touch is detected being applied to the touch screen on the at least one of the one or more items of the menu, execute an action corresponding to the at least one of the one or more items of the menu.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the application icon and the at least portion of the home interface are displayed in a same virtual display layer when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than the first magnitude threshold, and the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in a first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in a second virtual display layer when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, at at least one point in time when the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in the first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in the second virtual display layer, the menu is displayed in a third virtual display layer.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, at at least one point in time when the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in the first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in the second virtual display layer, the menu is displayed in a third virtual display layer that is staggered at least with respect to at least one of the first virtual display layer or the second virtual display layer.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, at at least one point in time when the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in the first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in the second virtual display layer, the menu is displayed in the second virtual display layer.

6. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, at at least one point in time when the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in the first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in the second virtual display layer, an element is added to the second virtual display layer such that the element appears to float above the first virtual display layer.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of:

said touch screen includes a touch interface and a display;

said touch screen is a combination of a touch interface and a display;

said touch screen is on a front face of the apparatus;

said touch screen is on a back face of the apparatus;

said one or more processors is in direct communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator;

said one or more processors is in indirect communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator;

said one or more processors is in communication, via at least one bus, with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator;

each instance of said display is carried out by the touch screen;

each instance of said detection is carried out by the touch screen;

each instance of said detection is carried out by the one or more processors;

each instance of said detection is carried out by the touch screen in cooperation with the one or more processors;

each instance of said detection is carried out by the touch screen in cooperation with the one or more processors by the processor receiving a signal generated by the touchscreen in response to the pressure;

each instance of said increase, the decrease, and the magnification are carried out by the touch screen;

said movement of the apparatus is carried out by the vibrator;

said movement results from the apparatus being vibrated utilizing the vibrator;

said movement results from the apparatus being vibrated only once;

said movement results from the apparatus being vibrated at least once;

said movement results from the apparatus being vibrated for a predetermined period of time;

said movement is performed by the vibrator;

said movement includes one or more vibrations;

said movement includes feedback;

said vibrator includes one or more transducers;

said movement results from at least one of;

a vibration, a force feedback, a tactile output, a weight feedback, a mechanical output, or a mass feedback;

said vibrator includes at least one of;

a transducer, a motor, or an actuator;

said another operation is performed simultaneously with the output of the feedback;

said another operation is performed at least partly simultaneously with the output of the feedback;

said another operation is performed before or after the output of the feedback;

said execution is carried out by the one or more processors;

each instance of said when includes at least one point of time when the magnitude of the pressure meets the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes at least one point in time after the magnitude of the pressure changes to the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes when the magnitude of the pressure initially meets the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes an entire duration when the magnitude of the pressure meets the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes only a portion of a duration when the magnitude of the pressure meets the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes when the magnitude of the pressure changes to the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes after the magnitude of the pressure changes to the corresponding magnitude threshold;

each instance of said when includes only a portion of a duration;

each instance of said when includes while;

said pressure results from at least one of a touch gesture and/or a press gesture;

said pressure results from a combination of a touch gesture and a press gesture;

said at least one non-transitory memory includes a single memory for storing the instructions and the plurality of applications;

said at least one non-transitory memory includes a first memory for storing the instructions and a second memory for storing the plurality of applications;

said pressure is detected utilizing one or more of a plurality of contact-sensing technologies including a capacitive-based contact sensing technology, a resistive-based contact sensing technology, an optical-based contact sensing technology, or a surface acoustic wave-based contact sensing technology;

said pressure generates a touch signal that, during a first component of an associated gesture, is not pressure magnitude-dependent, and, during a second component of the associated gesture, is pressure magnitude-dependent;

said pressure generates a touch signal that, during a first component of an associated gesture, is not pressure magnitude-dependent and thus results in a touch signal, and, during a second component of the associated gesture, is pressure magnitude-dependent and thus results in a pressure signal;

said display of the particular application when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than the first magnitude threshold, results from the pressure taking the form of a touch gesture that generates a touch signal that is detected utilizing a first sensing technology, and said display of the border when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold, results from the pressure taking the form of a pressure gesture that generates a pressure signal that is detected utilizing a second sensing technology;

said display of the particular application when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than the first magnitude threshold, results from the pressure taking the form of a touch gesture that generates a touch signal;

said display of the particular application when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than the first magnitude threshold, results from the pressure taking the form of a pressure gesture that generates a pressure signal;

said display of the border when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold, results from the pressure taking the form of a pressure gesture that generates a pressure signal;

said touch screen is a two-dimensional layered user interface;

said touch screen is a single layer user interface that simulates a three-dimensional layered user interface through use of virtual display layers;

said home interface includes a software interface;

said home interface includes a graphical user interface;

said displaying of the particular application includes launching the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes displaying information associated with the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes opening a window associated with the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes switching to the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes switching to the particular application, which is active before the displaying;

said displaying of the particular application includes displaying a window of the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes displaying a menu of the particular application;

said displaying of the particular application includes switching to the particular application, where the particular application is running in a background before the displaying;

said displaying of the particular application includes switching to the particular application, where the particular application is active before the displaying;

said displaying of the particular application is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, by a user;

said displaying of the particular application is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, by a developer;

said displaying of the particular application is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, via system learning;

said particular application associated with the application icon is displayed after the cessation of the pressure has been detected, when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon remains less than the first magnitude threshold;

said pressure applied to the touch screen on the application icon is detected, by being detected on a selection boundary that, at least in part, overlaps the application icon;

said touch applied to the touch screen on the at least one of the one or more items is detected, by being detected on a selection boundary that, at least in part, overlaps the at least one of the one or more items;

said blur is part of a three-dimensional depth queue;

said blur indicates a movement through different layers;

said blur includes an obscuring;

said blur results in a vague presentation;

said blur results in an indistinct appearance;

said increase in the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon is a linear function of the increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon;

said increase in the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon is a non-linear function of the increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon;

said decrease in the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon is a linear function of the decrease in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon;

said decrease in the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon is a non-linear function of the decrease in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon;

said depth is a depth that is apparent to a user;

said depth is limited to a physical depth of the apparatus;

said depth is not limited to a physical depth of the apparatus;

said depth is limited to a front face of the apparatus;

said depth is not limited to a front face of the apparatus;

said depth is limited to a back face of the apparatus;

said depth is not limited to a back face of the apparatus;

said at least portion of the home interface includes an entirety of the home interface excluding the application icon;

said at least portion of the home interface includes a top part of the home interface above the application icon;

said at least portion of the home interface includes a bottom part of the home interface below the application icon;

said at least part of the home interface and the at least portion of the home interface include the same sections of the home interface;

said at least part of the home interface and the at least portion of the home interface include different sections of the home interface;

said at least part of the home interface and the at least portion of the home interface are, at least in part, different sections of the home interface;

said at least portion of the home interface includes other objects;

said at least portion of the home interface includes other application icons;

said at least portion of the home interface includes a background image;

said at least portion of the home interface includes a background image on another layer that appears to be behind the application icon and the same virtual display layer;

said first virtual display layer includes a clipboard layer;

said second virtual display layer includes a clipboard layer;

said detection of the cessation of the pressure is performed, by detecting an absence of the pressure;

said detection of the cessation of the pressure is performed, by detecting a cessation of at least one aspect of the pressure;

said detection of the cessation of the pressure is detected, by detecting a cessation of a minimal threshold of the pressure;

said apparatus is moved once when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said apparatus is moved for a predetermined period of time when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said apparatus is moved when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold, after the cessation of the pressure has been detected;

said apparatus is moved when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold, independent of the cessation of the pressure being detected;

said summary of the pressure is a summary of a recognition of the pressure;

said summary of the pressure is a summary of a gesture including the pressure;

said summary of the pressure is a summary of a probabilistic recognition algorithm;

said summary of the pressure is a summary of a probabilistic gesture recognition algorithm;

at least one aspect of the border is modified based on an increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, for indicating the summary of the pressure;

at least one aspect of the border is modified based on the increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon for indicating the summary of the pressure, the at least one aspect of the border includes a size of the border;

at least one aspect of the border is modified based on the increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon for indicating the summary of the pressure, the at least one aspect of the border includes a color of the border;

said border is part of the menu;

said border is part of the application icon;

said border includes a shadow;

said summary summarizes a result of a probabilistic recognition algorithm in connection with the magnitude of the pressure, the probabilistic recognition algorithm including a probabilistic pattern recognition algorithm;

said summary summarizes a result of a probabilistic recognition algorithm in connection with the magnitude of the pressure, the probabilistic recognition algorithm including a probabilistic pattern gesture algorithm;

said border is displayed when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold, even if the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon subsequently reduces below the first magnitude threshold;

said border is no longer displayed when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon reduces below the first magnitude threshold, after the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold;

said increase and the decrease of the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon, and the display of the border;

occur only while the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon remains greater than the first magnitude threshold and less than the second magnitude threshold;

said particular application associated with the application icon is displayed when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon remains less than the first magnitude threshold until it is determined that the cessation of the pressure has been detected;

said one or more items are displayed with the menu before the menu is magnified;

said one or more items are not displayed with the menu before the menu is magnified;

said magnification of the menu is independent of the pressure being detected on the touch screen;

said magnification of the menu is dependent on the pressure being detected on the touch screen;

said display of the particular application is capable of occurring without the display of the border and without the movement of the apparatus in a first operational scenario, the display of the border is capable of occurring without the display of the particular application and without the movement of the apparatus in a second operational scenario, and the display of the border and the movement of the apparatus are capable of occurring without the display of the particular application in a third operational scenario;

said pressure being part of a continuous static gesture that continues until the cessation of the pressure;

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold, the menu at least partially overlays the application icon;

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold, the application icon is blurred while the menu is displayed;

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold, the application icon is not blurred while being simultaneously displayed with the menu;

said touch is a separate gesture with respect to the pressure;

said action is capable of being performed in connection with the at least one of the application icon;

said action is capable of being performed in connection the particular application;

or

said action is capable of being performed in connection with content associated with the particular application;

said element is at least part of the menu.

8. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the increase and the decrease of the blurring of the at least portion of the home interface other than the application icon, indicates a movement between the same virtual display layer and the first virtual layer.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the magnification of the at least portion of the menu indicates a movement between a first virtual layer, and a second virtual layer including the application icon.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon decreases below the first magnitude threshold, after the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold:

the at least portion of the home interface is no longer blurred.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon decreases below the first magnitude threshold, after the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the first magnitude threshold and less than the second magnitude threshold:

access is provided to a removal action involving the application icon.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the cessation of the pressure has been detected after the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold:

the menu remains displayed.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the at least portion of the home interface is blurred for cueing a user as to an availability of an access to the menu.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that interaction is permitted with the at least part of the home interface that is blurred.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when a touch is detected on the at least part of the home interface that is blurred, the home interface is displayed without being blurred.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is less than the first magnitude threshold, a visual aspect of the application icon is changed, where the change to the visual aspect of the application icon reverts when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the application icon is greater than the second magnitude threshold.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the display of the particular application includes launching the particular application;

and the display of the border, the increase of the blurring, and the decrease of the blurring are performed without launching the particular application.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the pressure is part of a continuous static gesture.

19. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions and a plurality of applications;

a touch screen;

a vibrator; and

one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to;

utilizing the touch screen, display an application icon via a home interface for choosing among the plurality of applications, such that the application icon and at least a portion of the home interface are displayed in a same virtual display layer;

detect a gesture being applied to the touch screen on the application icon, the gesture including a continuous static gesture that varies in pressure;

if a cessation of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon has been detected after a magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon remains less than a first magnitude threshold, launch a particular application associated with the application icon;

if the cessation of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon has not been detected and the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon surpasses, at least once, the first magnitude threshold while remaining less than a second magnitude threshold;

operate in an intermediate state before a completion of the gesture, during which the particular application is not launched and;

the at least portion of the home interface is displayed in a first virtual display layer and the application icon is displayed in a second virtual display layer,

a border is displayed as a function of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon,

as a function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, a blurring of at least a portion of the first virtual display layer is increased such that the at least portion of the first virtual display layer is shown to be increasing in depth as compared to at least a portion of the second virtual display layer, and

as a function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, the blurring of the at least portion of the first virtual display layer is decreased such that the at least portion of the first virtual display layer is shown to be decreasing in depth as compared to the at least portion of the second virtual display layer;

if the cessation of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon has not been detected and the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon surpasses, at least once, the second magnitude threshold;

move the apparatus,

display at least part of the home interface that is blurred and at least a portion of a menu in different virtual display layers, and

magnify the at least portion of the menu.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the intermediate state cues a user regarding a status of the gesture in advance of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon surpassing, at least once, the second magnitude threshold.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring and the border cue a user regarding a status of the gesture in advance of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon surpassing, at least once, the second magnitude threshold.

22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the intermediate state cues a user as to an availability of an access to the menu.

23. A non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a mobile device, cause the mobile device to:

display, via a home interface, an application icon and at least one other object in a same virtual display layer;

detect a gesture being applied to a touch screen on the application icon;

during the gesture;

display the application icon in a first virtual display layer and the at least one other object in a second virtual display layer,

based on an increase in a pressure magnitude of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, increase a blurring of the at least one other object, and

based on a decrease in the pressure magnitude of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the application icon, decrease the blurring of the at least one other object; and

after a completion of the gesture;

display the at least one other object and at least a portion of a menu in different virtual display layers,

detect a touch being applied to the touch screen on at least one of one or more items of the menu, and

in response to the detection of the touch being detected on the touch screen on the at least one of the one or more items of the menu, perform an operation corresponding to the at least one of the one or more items of the menu.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 23, wherein the gesture includes a single continuous static gesture that is a function of varying pressure.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 23, wherein the blurring cues a user regarding a status of the gesture before the completion of the gesture.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 23, wherein the blurring cues a user as to an availability of an access to the menu.

27. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions and a plurality of applications;

a touch screen;

a vibrator; and

one or more processors in communication with the at least one non-transitory memory, the touch screen, and the vibrator, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to;

utilizing the touch screen, display a contact object via an interface, such that the contact object and at least a portion of the interface are in a same virtual display layer;

detect a pressure being applied to the touch screen on the contact object;

when a magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the contact object is less than a first magnitude threshold, provide access to information associated with the contact object after a cessation of the pressure has been detected;

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the contact object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than a second magnitude threshold;

display the at least portion of the interface in a first virtual display layer and the contact object in a second virtual display layer,

based on an increase in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the contact object, increase a blurring of the at least portion of the interface other than the contact object, and

based on a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the contact object, decrease the blurring of the at least portion of the interface other than the contact object; and

when the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the contact object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

move the apparatus,

display, in different virtual display layers, at least part of the interface that is blurred, and at least a portion of a menu,

magnify the at least portion of the menu,

detect a touch being applied to the touch screen on at least one of a plurality of items of the menu, where the plurality of items include different communications techniques including at least a message communication technique and a phone communication technique, and

in response to the detection of the touch being detected on the touch screen on the at least one of the plurality of items of the menu, provide access to at least one of the different communications techniques corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of items of the menu.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the pressure results from a continuous static gesture.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring cues a user regarding a status of the magnitude of the pressure in connection with a gesture in advance of a completion of the gesture.

30. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring cues a user as to an availability of an access to the menu.