Gesture-equipped touch screen system, method, and computer program product
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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 cause the apparatus to;
display a textual word in a virtual display layer;
detect a gesture via the touch screen on the textual word;
in a first touch state, perform a first function in connection with the textual word the first function including selecting the textual word; and
in a second touch state, perform a second function in connection with movement of the selected textual word, the second function including displaying the selected textual word in a plurality of virtual display layers including the virtual display layer and a separate virtual display layer, such that at least one of the plurality of virtual display layers is at least partially translucent.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a system, method, and computer program product are provided to: display a textual word; detect a gesture via the touch screen on the textual word; in a first touch state, perform a first function in connection with the textual word; in a second touch state, perform a second function in connection with the textual word, the second function including selecting the textual word so as to display a selection of the textual word in a separate virtual display layer that is at least partially transparent or translucent for viewing an insertion point of the textual word.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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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 cause the apparatus to; display a textual word in a virtual display layer; detect a gesture via the touch screen on the textual word; in a first touch state, perform a first function in connection with the textual word the first function including selecting the textual word; and in a second touch state, perform a second function in connection with movement of the selected textual word, the second function including displaying the selected textual word in a plurality of virtual display layers including the virtual display layer and a separate virtual display layer, such that at least one of the plurality of virtual display layers is at least partially translucent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a device, cause the device to:
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display a textual word in a virtual display layer; detect a gesture on the textual word; in response to the gesture, selecting the textual word; and detect another gesture on the textual word; in response to the gesture, perform a second function in connection with movement of the selected textual word, the second function including displaying the selected textual word in a plurality of virtual display layers including the virtual display layer and a separate virtual display layer, such that at least one of the plurality of virtual display layers is at least partially translucent. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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