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Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Interpreting a Finger Gesture on a Touch Screen Display

  • US 20080165160A1
  • Filed: 01/04/2008
  • Published: 07/10/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display with a plurality of user interface objects,detecting a finger-down event at a first position on the touch screen display;

    detecting a finger-up event at a second position on the touch screen display;

    determining a distance between the first position and the second position;

    identifying a button control user interface object and a slide control user interface object, both displayed on the touch screen display and both associated with the first position, the slide control user interface object including a slide bar and a slide object;

    activating the button control user interface object if the distance is equal to or less than a first predefined threshold; and

    moving the slide object along the slide bar of the slide control user interface object in accordance with the distance between the first position and the second position if the distance is greater than a second predefined threshold.

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