METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TOUCHSCREEN-ENABLED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. An interface for a touchscreen-operated computing device, comprising one or more of the following user tools:
- Track Screen;
Magnifier;
Virtual Keyboard;
Common Tasks Manager;
Task Switcher;
Camera Snapshot tool; and
Template Manager.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a graphical user interface (GUI) for a touchscreen-enabled computer systems provides a variety of software methods (tools) provide for high-fidelity control of the user interface. The TrackScreen tool provides finger-friendly mouse functions such as scrolling, dragging and clicking. The Magnifier application continuously captures the current screen image, and displays a magnified subset of it. Selecting within this magnified area with a pointing device (mouse, touchscreen, digitizer, etc) causes the application to simulate the action on the portion of the screen corresponding to the point in the magnified image that was selected. A KeyBoard application, a keyboard is rendered on screen, with sufficient size that the individual keys are easily selectable with an unaided finger. The Common Tasks Tool or CTT) allows common keyboard shortcuts, mouse events, and other user interface events to be specified in a configuration file and represented on screen as a large, easy-to-click button. The Touchscreen Task Switcher is invoked using any interface (software or hardware) element, and visually takes up the entire screen. The Touchscreen Snapshot utility ties in with an external camera with a physical button on it. The Window Template Manager (WTM), is used to specify, and then instantiate, the position and sizes of multiple windows for use with a touchscreen display. The Touch Portal is a full-screen application with a set of customizable buttons representing applications and other tools.
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14 Claims
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1. An interface for a touchscreen-operated computing device, comprising one or more of the following user tools:
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Track Screen; Magnifier; Virtual Keyboard; Common Tasks Manager; Task Switcher; Camera Snapshot tool; and Template Manager. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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