Method and Apparatus for Signaling Neighbor Cell Transmission Frame Allocations

• US 20090319935A1
• Filed: 02/03/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Figura, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,134 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0237 using prediction or retrieval techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising a user interface configured to: display a plurality of selectable objects on a display, each of the plurality of selectable objects having a selection area. The apparatus further comprises a processor configured to: receive a user input within the selection area to select a first object, the first object being at least one of the plurality of selectable objects. Further, the apparatus comprises the user interface further configured to display an expanded selection area for the first object based at least in part on the user input.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying a plurality of selectable objects, each of the plurality of selectable objects having a selection area;

receiving a user input within the selection area to select a first object, the first object being at least one of the plurality of selectable objects; and

displaying an expanded selection area for the first object based at least in part on the user input.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying a selection indicator representing selection of the first object.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second user input; and

maintaining the selection of the first object if the second user input is within the expanded selection area of the first object.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second user input; and

displaying a second object if the second user input moves outside the expanded selection area.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying the selection indicator relating to the selection of the second object.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting a third user input; and

in response to the third user input;

activating a feature associated with the first object; and

removing the selection indicator from the display.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting a third user input; and

in response to the third user input;

activating a feature associated with the second object; and

removing the selection indicator from the display.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the plurality of selectable objects comprises at least one of the following:

a plurality of selectable objects of a virtual keyboard, a plurality of icons, or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying an expanded selection area uses a touch screen.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a user interface configured to;

display a plurality of selectable objects on a display, each of the plurality of selectable objects having a selection area;

a processor configured to;

receive a user input within the selection area to select a first object, the first object being at least one of the plurality of selectable objects; and

the user interface is further configured to display an expanded selection area for the first object based at least in part on the user input.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the user interface is further configured to display a selection indicator representing selection of the first object.

12. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive a second user input; and

maintain the selection of the first object if the second user input is within the expanded selection area of the first object.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the processor is further configured to receive a second user input and the user interface is further configured to display a second object if the second user input moves outside the expanded selection area.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the user interface is further configured to:

display the selection indicator relating to the selection of the second object.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein

the processor is further configured to detect a third user input;

and

in response to the third user input;

the processor is further configured to activate a feature associated with the first object; and

the user interface is configured to remove the selection indicator from the display.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

the processor is further configured to detect a third user input; and

in response to the third user input;

the processor is further configured to activate a feature associated with the second object; and

the user interface is configured to remove the selection indicator from the display.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the plurality of selectable objects comprises a plurality of selectable objects of a virtual keyboard.

18. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the plurality of selectable objects comprises a plurality of icons.

19. The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the user interface is a touch screen.

20. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the processor comprises at least one memory that contains executable instructions that if executed by the processor cause the apparatus to display a plurality of selectable objects on a display, each of the plurality of selectable objects having a selection area;

a processor configured to;

receive a user input within the selection area to select a first object, the first object being at least one of the plurality of selectable objects; and

the user interface further configured to display an expanded selection area for the first object based at least in part on the user input.

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