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Multi-finger touchpad gestures

  • US 10,296,206 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2014
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • one or more processors; and

    one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon multiple instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

    receive a user input that is a gesture on a touchpad, the user input comprising multiple fingers concurrently moving across the touchpad for at least part of the gesture;

    determine, based on a pattern of the user input, which of multiple finger gestures is indicated by the user input, the determining including;

    maximizing a current window, in response to the indicated gesture being a movement to maximize the current window received while the current window is displayed as a floating window, so the current window becomes a full-screen window on a display;

    ceasing display of the current window, in response to the indicated gesture being a movement to minimize the current window received while the current window is displayed as a floating window, so the current window is not displayed on the display;

    snapping the current window to the edge of the display including snapping, in response to the indicated gesture being a snap to the left-hand side movement received while the current window is displayed as a floating window, the current window to the left edge of the display; and

    the snapping the current window to the edge of the display including snapping, in response to the indicated gesture being a snap to the right-hand side movement received while the current window is displayed as a floating window, the current window to the right edge of the display.

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