Method and Apparatus for Launching Activities
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a microprocessor housed within a body of the device that includes a display area on which information is displayed and a contact-sensitive area that detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon;
a microprocessor-run software program programmed to receive instruction data from said contact-sensitive area;
said contact-sensitive area having a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas;
said display area displaying a corresponding home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas; and
said software program programmed to process said instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on said contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas and to responsively launch an activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated.
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Abstract
A handheld electronic device having a microprocessor housed within a body including a display area and a contact-sensitive area is disclosed. The contact-sensitive area detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon. A microprocessor-run software program receives instruction data from the contact-sensitive area. The contact-sensitive area has a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas. The software program is programmed to process the instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on the contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas. The program responsively launches an operator-instructed activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated.
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25 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a microprocessor housed within a body of the device that includes a display area on which information is displayed and a contact-sensitive area that detects contact engagement therewith and produces instruction data based thereupon; a microprocessor-run software program programmed to receive instruction data from said contact-sensitive area; said contact-sensitive area having a home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas; said display area displaying a corresponding home zone area and a plurality of activity launch zone areas; and said software program programmed to process said instruction data and determine sweeping contact motion detected on said contact-sensitive area originating at the home zone area and terminating at one of the plurality of activity launch zone areas and to responsively launch an activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the sweeping contact motion terminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for selectively launching an activity on a handheld electronic device, said method comprising:
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detecting a sweeping contact motion across a contact-sensitive surface originating at the home zone area and terminating at an activity launch zone area; and launching an activity corresponding to the activity launch zone area at which the detected sweeping contact motion terminates. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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