User interface selection through intercept points
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1. A computer system for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer system comprising:
- a display;
a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the touch sensitive bezel having a set of sensors that detect a presence of one or more fingers of a user on the touch sensitive bezel;
a memory medium comprising program instructions;
a bus coupled to the memory medium; and
a processor, for executing the program instructions, coupled to a bezel sensor tool via the bus that when executing the program instructions causes the system to;
sense a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display;
determine a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment;
sense a confirming action by the user; and
register a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action.
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Abstract
Approaches presented herein provide for user interface selection through a touch sensitive bezel. More specifically, a touch sensitive bezel, in a device having a display at least partially surrounded by the touch sensitive bezel, senses a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display. A position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment is determined. A confirming action by the user is sensed and a selection of an item at the position on the display is registered in response to sensing the confirming action.
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1. A computer system for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer system comprising:
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a display; a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the touch sensitive bezel having a set of sensors that detect a presence of one or more fingers of a user on the touch sensitive bezel; a memory medium comprising program instructions; a bus coupled to the memory medium; and a processor, for executing the program instructions, coupled to a bezel sensor tool via the bus that when executing the program instructions causes the system to; sense a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display; determine a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment; sense a confirming action by the user; and register a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer program product for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:
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sense a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of a display, the display having a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display; determine a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment; sense a confirming action by the user; and register a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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providing a display having a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the touch sensitive bezel having a set of sensors that detect a presence of one or more fingers of a user on the touch sensitive bezel; sensing a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display; determining a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment; sensing a confirming action by the user; and registering a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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