Gesture based device activation
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1. A method to activate features of a device:
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detecting a mark made by an input device on a touch enabled screen of the device;
displaying at least one command to at least one selectable feature in at least one region of the screen in response to the detection of the mark; and
activating the at least one feature upon detecting that the mark has been extended into the region of the screen where the at least one command is displayed.
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Abstract
A method of device feature activation is provided. The method includes detecting a mark made by an input device on a touch enabled screen of the device, displaying at least one command to at least one feature available to be selected on the screen in response to a detection of the mark and activating the at least one feature upon detecting that the mark has been extended into a region of the screen where the at least one command is displayed.
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1. A method to activate features of a device:
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detecting a mark made by an input device on a touch enabled screen of the device;
displaying at least one command to at least one selectable feature in at least one region of the screen in response to the detection of the mark; and
activating the at least one feature upon detecting that the mark has been extended into the region of the screen where the at least one command is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for activating functions with a pointing device on a device having a touch screen comprising:
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placing the pointing device substantially in contact with a touch screen at a first region of the touch screen;
forming a first mark on the touch screen with the pointing device;
automatically displaying at least one feature command of the device upon detection of the first mark;
forming a second mark on the touch screen wherein an end point of the second mark is substantially in a second region of the touch screen; and
automatically activating a selected function upon detection of the end point of the second mark. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A device comprising:
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a display processor;
a touch enabled screen coupled to the display processor;
an input detection unit coupled to the display processor that is configured to receive an input in the form of a mark made by an input device on the touch enabled screen;
an input recognition unit coupled to the display processor that is configured to detect an origin of the mark and an end of the mark; and
a feature engagement unit coupled to the display processor configured to present at least one command to at least one feature on the screen and activate a selected one of the at least one feature. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer useable medium having a computer readable code means embodied therein for causing a computer activate a feature of a touch screen device, the computer readable program code means in the computer program product comprising;
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to form a mark as defined with a pointing device on a touch screen, the mark originating in a corner region of the touch screen and passing through a center region of the touch screen;
computer readable program code means for causing the computer to automatically display a at least one command to at least one feature of the device; and
computer readable program code means for causing a computer to activate at least one feature of the device corresponding to a selected one of the at least one command, wherein the selected one of the at least one command is selected by extending the mark into a region of the screen where the at least one command is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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