System, method, and computer program product for a multi-pressure selection touch screen

• US 10,222,894 B1
• Filed: 04/19/2018
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• 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:
  US15/957,440
• Time in Patent Office: 320 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 object and at least a portion of an interface in a same virtual display layer; detect a single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object, the single static gesture varying in pressure; in the event that a magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is less than a first magnitude threshold, perform an operation; in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than a second magnitude threshold, blur, as a function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object, the at least portion of the interface, and display the at least portion of the interface and the object in different virtual display layers; and in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the single static gesture being applied to the touch screen on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, vibrate the apparatus and perform another operation.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

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

a touch screen; and

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

display, via the touch screen, an object and at least a portion of an interface;

detect a gesture on the touch screen on the object;

when a magnitude of a pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is less than a first magnitude threshold, perform an operation;

when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold, blur the at least portion of the interface; and

when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than a second magnitude threshold, perform another operation.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold, the operation is performed after a cessation of the gesture is detected.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, the another operation is performed before a cessation of the gesture is detected.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the operation and the another operation are not performed if a cessation of the gesture is detected after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the operation is not performed if a cessation of the gesture is detected after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object drops below the first magnitude threshold after surpassing the first magnitude threshold.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is a cue to a user regarding the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is a cue to a user regarding an accessibility of the another operation via the object.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring emphasizes an accessibility of the another operation via the object by way of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure detected on the touch screen on the object so as to be greater than the second magnitude threshold.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold, the blur is decreased based on a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least a portion of a duration of the blur involves a continuous blur function that is a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least a portion of the blur involves a continuous blur function that is a continuous function of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object, only when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object remains less than the first magnitude threshold for a first gesture to cause only the operation to be performed upon a cessation of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object;

the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object surpasses the first magnitude threshold and remains less than the second magnitude threshold for a second gesture to cause the blurring without the operation nor the another operation being performed; and

the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object surpasses both the first and second magnitude thresholds for a third gesture to cause the blurring and the another operation to be performed without the operation being performed.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to detect:

a first gesture with a first pressure magnitude being detected on the touch screen on the object remaining less than the first magnitude threshold to cause only the operation to be performed upon a cessation of the first gesture;

a second gesture with a second pressure magnitude being detected on the touch screen on the object surpassing the first magnitude threshold and remaining less than the second magnitude threshold to cause the blurring without the operation nor the another operation being performed; and

a third gesture with a third pressure magnitude being detected on the touch screen on the object surpassing both the first and second magnitude thresholds to cause the blurring and the another operation to be performed without the operation being performed.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blur of the at least portion of the interface, indicates a movement between a first virtual layer including the at least portion of the interface and a second virtual layer including the object.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blur of the at least portion of the interface, indicates a movement of the object from a first virtual layer including the at least portion of the interface to a second virtual layer.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the gesture includes a press.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, 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, and the touch screen;

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

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

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 gesture is detected on an entirety of the object;

said gesture is detected on at least a portion of the object;

said pressure on the object is detected, by being detected within a selection boundary that, at least in part, overlaps the object;

said interface includes a software interface;

said interface includes a graphical user interface;

said blur includes an obscuring;

said blur results in a vague presentation;

said blur results in an indistinct appearance;

said blurring results from a three-dimensional depth cue;

said blurring indicates a movement through different layers;

said blurring is based on the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object;

said blurring is based on the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object, by conditionally blurring based on the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object reaching a threshold pressure;

said blurring is based on the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object, by increasing based on the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object;

said gesture includes at least one of a touch gesture and/or a press gesture;

said gesture includes at least one of a combination of a touch gesture component and a press gesture component;

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 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 pressure on the touch screen on the object is detected, by being detected on a selection boundary that, at least in part, overlaps the object;

said operation includes a function;

said operation includes a display function;

said operation is the same as the another operation;

said operation is different from the another operation;

said gesture does not involve movement across an interaction surface of the touch screen;

said gesture does not involve movement in proximity to an interaction surface of the touch screen;

said at least portion of the interface and the object are displayed in different virtual display layers as a result of the blurring;

the blurring occurs only when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

the blurring occurs only when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold;

the blurring occurs only when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is less than the second magnitude threshold;

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 when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes upon a cessation of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes at least one point of time when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes at least one point in time after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object initially is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes an entire duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold includes while the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes at least one point of time when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes at least one point in time after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object initially is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes an entire duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold includes while the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes at least one point of time when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes at least one point in time after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object initially is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes an entire duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes after the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object changes to be greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes only a portion of a duration;

said when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold includes while the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is greater than the second magnitude threshold;

said operation is not performed if the gesture does not cease when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said operation is performed if the gesture ceases when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object is less than the first magnitude threshold;

said operation is performed if the gesture ceases when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch interface on the object remains less than the first magnitude threshold;

said performance of the operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, by a user;

said performance of the operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, by a developer;

said performance of the operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being less than the first magnitude threshold, via system learning;

said performance of the another operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being greater than the second magnitude threshold, by a user;

said performance of the another operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being greater than the second magnitude threshold, by a developer;

said operation is performed without the another operation being performed for a first gesture, and the another operation is performed without the operation being performed for a second gesture;

said magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object;

remains less than the first magnitude threshold in a first use scenario, is greater than the first magnitude threshold in a second use scenario, and is greater than the second magnitude threshold in a third use scenario;

said magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object;

remains less than the first magnitude threshold in a first use scenario, is greater than the first magnitude threshold and is less than the second magnitude threshold in a second use scenario, and is greater than the first and second magnitude thresholds in a third use scenario;

or

said performance of the another operation is associated with the magnitude of the pressure being greater than the second magnitude threshold, via system learning.

18. 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 touch screen, an object and at least a portion of an interface;

detect a gesture on the touch screen on the object;

when a magnitude of a pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is less than a first magnitude threshold, perform a function;

while the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than the first magnitude threshold, blur the at least portion of the interface other than the object; and

when the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the object is greater than a second magnitude threshold, perform another function.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 18, wherein the blurring is a cue to a user regarding the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 18, wherein the blurring is a cue to a user regarding an accessibility of the another function via the object.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

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

a touch screen; and

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

display, via the touch screen, a first object and at least one other object;

detect a gesture on the touch screen on the first object;

when a magnitude of a pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than a first magnitude threshold, blur the at least one other object; and

in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than a second magnitude threshold, perform a function.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is a cue to a user regarding the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is a cue to a user regarding an accessibility of the function via the first object.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than a third magnitude threshold, another function is performed.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object remains less than the first magnitude threshold, yet another function is performed after a cessation of the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

26. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, the at least one other object is faded.

27. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, a first size of the at least one other object is reduced as compared to a second size of the first object.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first size of the at least one other object is continuously and increasingly reduced as compared to the second size of the first object, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously increased, both as a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first size of the at least one other object is continuously and increasingly enlarged as compared to the second size of the first object, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously decreased, both as a continuous function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

30. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, a first size of the first object is enlarged as compared to a second size of the at least one other object.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first size of the first object is continuously and increasingly enlarged as compared to the second size of the at least one other object, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously increased, both as a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first size of the first object is continuously and increasingly reduced as compared to the second size of the at least one other object, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously decreased, both as a continuous function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

33. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, a first location of the at least one other object is offset relative to a second location of the first object.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the offset of the first location of the at least one other object relative to the second location of the first object is continuously increased, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously increased, both as a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the offset of the first location of the at least one other object relative to the second location of the first object is continuously decreased, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously decreased, both as a continuous function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

36. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, a periphery of the first object is enlarged.

37. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the periphery of the first object is continuously and increasingly enlarged, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously increased, both as a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

38. The apparatus of claim 37, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the periphery of the first object is continuously and increasingly reduced, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously decreased, both as a continuous function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

39. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, simultaneous with the at least one other object being blurred, a shadow of the first object is enlarged.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the shadow of the first object is continuously and increasingly enlarged, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously increased, both as a continuous function of an increase in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the shadow of the first object is continuously and increasingly reduced, and the blur of the at least one other object is continuously decreased, both as a continuous function of a decrease in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

42. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is continuously increased and decreased based on the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

43. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured to modify a border of the first object based on the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

44. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the at least one other object is blurred for emphasizing the first object.

45. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the at least one other object is blurred for emphasizing the first object and an accessibility of the function via the first object via an increase in the magnitude of the pressure detected on the touch screen on the first object so as to be greater than the second magnitude threshold.

46. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that:

the first object includes a first application icon displayed via a home screen that is associated with a first application and the at least one other object includes a second application icon displayed via the home screen that is associated with a second application, and the function includes displaying a menu including one or more menu items for performing an action using the first application.

47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the menu includes another one or more menu items for performing another action using a third application.

48. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the displaying the menu includes magnifying the menu.

49. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that:

the first object includes a hyperlink and the at least one other object includes text surrounding the hyperlink, and the function includes opening the hyperlink.

50. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that:

the first object includes at least a portion of a message and the at least one other object includes at least a portion of another message, and the function includes opening the message.

51. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the message is opened in a window.

52. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the message is opened in a view.

53. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a summary of the gesture is displayed, utilizing a border that is a function of the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the first object.

54. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object remains less than the first magnitude threshold prior to a cessation thereof being detected, another function is performed after the cessation is detected, and further wherein the apparatus is configured such that the first object includes at least one of:

a hyperlink, an e-mail item, an instant message item, an address, or a calendar item;

the another function includes opening content associated with the first object; and

the function includes displaying, in a window, at least a portion of the content associated with the first object.

55. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, a size of the window is enlarged.

56. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, the window is sharpened.

57. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the opening of the content associated with the first object, and the displaying of the at least portion of the content associated with the first object, result in the display of the content differently.

58. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the opening of the content associated with the first object results in scrolling being permitted;

and the displaying of the at least portion of the content associated with the first object results in scrolling not being permitted.

59. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that the magnitude of the pressure being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than a third magnitude threshold, the content associated with the first object is opened.

60. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that a slide gesture is detected on the touch screen:

a menu is displayed, with at least part of the window, including selectable functions capable of being performed in connection with the first object.

61. The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the apparatus is configured such that, in the event that a slide gesture is detected on the touch screen:

a menu is displayed, with at least part of the window, including selectable functions capable of being performed in connection with the content associated with the first object.

62. An apparatus, comprising:

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

a touch screen; and

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

display, via the touch screen, a first object and at least one other object;

detect at least one component of a gesture on the touch screen on the first object;

when a first component of the gesture is detected where a magnitude of a pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is less than a first magnitude threshold, perform a function upon a cessation of the gesture being detected;

when a second component of the gesture is detected where the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than the first magnitude threshold, blur the at least one other object; and

when a third component of the gesture is detected where the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than a second magnitude threshold, perform another function.

63. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the apparatus is configured such that only the first component of the gesture is detected in a first use case scenario, the second component of the gesture is detected in a second use case scenario, and the third component of the gesture is detected in a third use case scenario.

64. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the apparatus is configured such that only the first component of the gesture is detected in a first use case scenario;

the first and second components of the gesture are detected in a second use case scenario; and

the first, second, and third components of the gesture are detected in a third use case scenario.

65. The apparatus of claim 62, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to:

when the third component of the gesture is detected where the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen on the first object is greater than the second magnitude threshold, resize, based on a change in the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen, at least a portion of a window that is displayed as a result of the another function; and

when a fourth component of the gesture is detected where the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture being detected on the touch screen is greater than a third magnitude threshold, perform a third function.

66. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring and the resizing are cues to a user regarding the magnitude of the pressure of the gesture.

67. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the blurring is a cue to a user regarding an accessibility of the another function via the first object.

68. The apparatus of claim 65, wherein the apparatus is configured such that the resizing is a cue to a user regarding an accessibility of the third function.