Gesture inputs for a portable display device
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1. A method of controlling a web browser active on a portable display device, the method comprising:
- supplying gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device, the gestures being supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
controlling a web browser operation based on the gestures.
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Abstract
An application such as a web browser running on a portable display device is responsive to gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device. The gestures are supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface. Various operations of the application may be controlled based on the gestures.
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1. A method of controlling a web browser active on a portable display device, the method comprising:
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supplying gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device, the gestures being supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
controlling a web browser operation based on the gestures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of controlling displays on first and second display screens of a portable display device, the method comprising:
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supplying gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable device, the gestures being supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
moving display contents from one of the first and second screens to the other of the first and second screens based on the gestures. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a portable display device to provide a method of controlling a web browser, the method comprising:
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detecting gestures supplied to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device, the gestures being supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
controlling a web browser operation based on the gestures. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a portable display device to provide a method of controlling displays on first and second display screens of a portable display device, the method comprising:
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supplying gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable device, the gestures being supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
interchanging the display contents of the first and second screens based on the gestures. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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