APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SELECTING MULTIPLE ITEMS USING MULTI-TOUCH
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
detect two or more tactile inputs on a touch sensitive input device proximate a location at which each of two or more graphical items is displayed, said two or more graphical items associated with a corresponding two or more objects;
identify the two or more graphical items and the corresponding two or more objects as selected;
receive a command; and
cause a function associated with the received command to be activated with respect to the two or more graphical items identified as selected, the two or more objects identified as selected, or the two or more graphical items and the two or more objects identified as selected.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for selecting multiple items on a touchscreen using multi-touch. In order to select an item and, by extension, an underlying object associated with the item, a user may touch the touchscreen proximate the area at which the item is displayed using multiple fingers, or other selection devices. In response to detecting that the user has touched the touchscreen using multiple fingers, or other selection devices, the electronic device may modify the graphical item to indicate that it is selected and identify the underlying object as selected. After selecting two or more graphical items and corresponding objects in this manner, the user may enter a command to be taken with respect to the selected graphical items and/or objects. In response, the electronic device may cause the action associated with the command to be performed with respect to the selected items and/or objects.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; detect two or more tactile inputs on a touch sensitive input device proximate a location at which each of two or more graphical items is displayed, said two or more graphical items associated with a corresponding two or more objects; identify the two or more graphical items and the corresponding two or more objects as selected; receive a command; and cause a function associated with the received command to be activated with respect to the two or more graphical items identified as selected, the two or more objects identified as selected, or the two or more graphical items and the two or more objects identified as selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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detecting two or more tactile inputs on a touch sensitive input device proximate a location at which each of two or more graphical items is displayed, said two or more graphical items associated with a corresponding two or more objects; identifying the two or more graphical items and the corresponding two or more objects as selected; receiving a command; and causing a function associated with the received command to be activated with respect to the two or more graphical items identified as selected, the two or more objects identified as selected, or the two or more graphical items and the two or more objects identified as selected. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for detecting two or more tactile inputs on a touch sensitive input device proximate a location at which each of two or more graphical items is displayed, said two or more graphical items associated with a corresponding two or more objects; a second executable portion for identifying the two or more graphical items and the corresponding two or more objects as selected; a third executable portion for receiving a command; and a fourth executable portion for causing a function associated with the received command to be activated with respect to the two or more graphical items identified as selected, the two or more objects identified as selected, or the two or more graphical items and the two or more objects identified as selected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting two or more tactile inputs on a touch sensitive input device proximate a location at which each of two or more graphical items is displayed, said two or more graphical items associated with a corresponding two or more objects; means for identifying the two or more graphical items and the corresponding two or more objects as selected; means for receiving a command; and means for causing a function associated with the received command to be activated with respect to the two or more graphical items identified as selected, the two or more objects identified as selected, or the two or more graphical items and the two or more objects identified as selected.
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