Varying-content menus for touch screens
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a menu comprising at least two menu options, of which at least one is omitted from the default content of the menu when showing the menu on a touch screen, characterized by the step of:
- measuring a touch time used to touch the menu with a probe, and when the probe is kept on the area of the menu and the touch time reaches a time limit T1, varying the content of the menu at least once within a second time limit T2 by adding at least one menu option to the content of the menu, wherein the measurement of the time limit T1 and the time limit T2 starts from the point in time when the probe touches the menu.
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Abstract
A method and system implementing menus for touch screens. A touch screen shows at least one menu that can be touched with a probe, which is the user'"'"'s finger, for example. When the touch time of a menu reaches a predetermined time limit, a user is preferably given feedback indicating that the content of the menu will be varied. Feedback may be visual, audible, or haptic. There are basically two ways to vary the content of a menu. The menu can be enlarged from its default size, so that it contains a greater number of menu options. Alternatively, the content of the menu can be varied so that the size of the menu is constant but at least one of the menu options shown is replaced by another menu option.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a menu comprising at least two menu options, of which at least one is omitted from the default content of the menu when showing the menu on a touch screen,
characterized by the step of: -
measuring a touch time used to touch the menu with a probe, and when the probe is kept on the area of the menu and the touch time reaches a time limit T1, varying the content of the menu at least once within a second time limit T2 by adding at least one menu option to the content of the menu, wherein the measurement of the time limit T1 and the time limit T2 starts from the point in time when the probe touches the menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system comprising at least two menu options, of which at least one is omitted from the default content of a menu when showing the menu on a touch screen, characterized in that the system is adapted to:
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measure the touch time used to touch the menu by a probe, and when the probe is kept on the area of the menu and the touch time reaches a time limit T1, varying the content of the menu at least once within a second time limit T2 by adding at least one menu option to the content of the menu, wherein the measurement of the time limit T1 and the time limit T2 starts from the point in time when the probe touches the menu. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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