Single-handed approach for navigation of application tiles using panning and zooming
First Claim
1. A single-handed navigation system for mobile computing devices comprising:
- a display space comprising a plurality of application tiles corresponding to a plurality of applications;
a navigation component that receives user input and moves about the display space based at least in part on the user input; and
a display component that displays a view of the display space.
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Abstract
The subject invention provides a unique interactive system and method that facilitate single-handed navigation and interaction with applications within a display space on any type of mobile computing device. The system and method include or employ scalable application tiles corresponding to applications, whereby the application tiles can provide or indicate the current state of the corresponding application. The state information provided in each tile can vary as well depending on the current size of the tile. The tiles can be arranged into a plurality of zones such that a user can view one particular zone at a time and obtain more context and information from the application tiles in that zone rather than working with all tiles and all zones at the same time. The view of the display space can be of the world or all application tiles, zone, or application. Panning and zooming among the zones, application tiles and/or views can be performed single-handedly using designated on or off screen controls.
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20 Claims
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1. A single-handed navigation system for mobile computing devices comprising:
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a display space comprising a plurality of application tiles corresponding to a plurality of applications;
a navigation component that receives user input and moves about the display space based at least in part on the user input; and
a display component that displays a view of the display space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A single-handed navigation method for interacting with applications on mobile computing devices comprising:
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providing a display space comprising a plurality of application tiles corresponding to a plurality of applications;
receiving user input;
navigating through the display space based at least in part on the user input; and
displaying a view of the display space. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A single-handed navigation method for interacting with applications on mobile computing devices comprising:
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uploading a plurality of applications as corresponding scalable application tiles into a display space and arranging them into a plurality of zones, whereby each zone comprises at least one application tile; and
tapping at least one of the following to navigate and display at least one view;
a desired application or zone via a touch-screen; and
a designated control corresponding to the desired application, zone or desired view, whereby the view is any one of an application view, a zone view, a home view, and a world view.
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