MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL

• US 20080100585A1
• Filed: 11/01/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: POHJOLA, Teemu
• Application Number:
  US11/555,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20080100585A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for controlling selection of list items displayed in a list element having one user operation mode on a touch sensitive display of an apparatus further including a controller, the touch sensitive display being configured to detect user input actions via a writing tool, the method includes detecting a first user input on the touch sensitive display, the first user input indicating a first selection of list items of the list element; selecting the first selection of list items; detecting a second user input on the touch sensitive display, the second user input indicating a second selection of at least one list item being distinct from the first selection of list items while the first selection is to remain selected; and selecting the second selection of at least one list item while the first selection of list items remains selected. A method is thus provided allowing the user to indicate a selection of a two separate selections of list items, only using the writing tool on the touch sensitive display. Corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also presented.

Claims

1. A method for controlling selection of list items displayed in a list element having one user operation mode on a touch sensitive display of an apparatus further comprising a controller, said touch sensitive display being configured to detect user input actions via a writing tool, said method comprising:

detecting a first user input on said touch sensitive display, said first user input indicating a first selection of list items of said list element;

selecting said first selection of list items;

detecting a second user input on said touch sensitive display, said second user input indicating a second selection of at least one list item being distinct from said first selection of list items while said first selection is to remain selected; and

selecting said second selection of at least one list item while said first selection of list items remains selected.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting a second user input further involves:

detecting a tap in a position corresponding to a first list item of said second selection and a movement to a position corresponding to second list item of said second selection.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting second user input further involves:

detecting a tap in a position corresponding to a first list item of said second selection, a movement to a position being distinct from any position corresponding to said first list item of said second selection, and a lift in a position corresponding to said first list item of said second selection, said second selection of at least one list item consisting of said first list item of said second selection.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting a first user input further involves:

detecting a tap in a position corresponding to a first list item of said first selection and a lift in a position corresponding to a second list item of said first selection.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said detecting a second user input and said selecting said second selection are repeated for at least a second set of at least one list items.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a third user input on said touch sensitive display, said third user input comprising a tap and a lift in a position corresponding to a previously unselected list item, and as a response to said third user input selecting said previously unselected list item and deselecting any previously selected list items.

11. A computer program product comprising software instructions that, when executed in an electronic apparatus, performs the method according to claim 1.

7. An apparatus comprising a controller, a touch sensitive display, and a writing tool configured for use with said touch sensitive display,

said controller being configured to display a list element of list items on said touch sensitive display, said list element having one user operation mode,

said controller is configured to detect a first user input on said touch sensitive display, said first user input indicating a first selection of list items of said list element;

said controller is further configured to, as a response to said first user input, select said first selection of list items;

said controller is further configured to, after said selection, detect a second user input on said touch sensitive display, said second user input indicating a second selection of at least one list item being distinct from said first selection of list items while said first selection is to remain selected;

said controller is further configured to, as a selection of at least one list item while said first selection of list items remains selected.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein:

said controller is further configured to detect a second user input on said touch sensitive display, said second user input comprising a tap in a position corresponding to a first list item of said second selection and a movement to a position corresponding to second list item of said second selection.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said apparatus is comprised in a pocket computer.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a controller,

a touch sensitive display showing a list element with a plurality of list items,

a writing tool,

means for detecting a first user input on said touch sensitive display, said first user input indicating a first selection of list items of said list element;

means for, as a response to said first user input, selecting said first selection of list items;

means detecting a second user input on said touch sensitive display, said second user input indicating a second selection of at least one list item being distinct from said first selection of list items while said first selection is to remain selected; and

means for, as a response to said second user input, selecting said second selection of at least one list item while said first selection of list items remains selected.