Method and Apparatus for Performing Selection Based on a Touch Input

• US 20100265186A1
• Filed: 04/17/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Ryynanen, Elisa Katariina
• Application Number:
  US12/426,044
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265186A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An apparatus, that may comprise a processor configured to receive a touch input associated with a first contact region, determine a first linear shape associated with the first contact region, receive a change in the touch input associated with a second contact region, determine a second linear shape associated with the second contact region, and perform selection based at least in part on the first linear shape, the touch input, the change in the touch input, and the second linear shape is disclosed. A corresponding method, computer readable medium, and computer program product are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a touch input associated with a first contact region;

determine a first linear shape associated with said first contact region;

receive an indication of a change in said touch input associated with a second contact region;

determine a second linear shape associated with said second contact region; and

perform selection based at least in part on said first linear shape, said touch input, said change in said touch input, and said second linear shape.

57. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first contact region and said second contact region are different.

58. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first contact region and said second contact region relates to majority part of finger.

59. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first linear shape and said second linear shape are different.

60. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to determine at least one of said first linear shape and said second linear shape to be, at least partially, within said first contact region and said second contact region, respectively.

61. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first linear shape and said second linear shape relate to a straight line.

62. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first linear shape and said second linear shape relate to a plurality of intersecting lines.

63. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first linear shape and said second linear shape relate to a curved line.

64. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said change in said touch input relates to movement.

65. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said selection comprises the selection of at least one information item from a sequential arrangement of visual representations of information items.

66. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said selection comprises the selection of at least one information item from a two dimensional arrangement of visual representations of information items.

67. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said selecting comprises determining a selection region based, at least in part, on said first linear shape, said touch input, said change in said touch input, and said second linear shape.

68. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein said selecting relates to said selection region overlapping with a visual representation of an information item.

69. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein said overlapping relates to said selection region overlapping the entirety of said visual representation of said information item.

70. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein said overlapping relates to said selection region overlapping a majority of said visual representation of said information item.

71. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein said selecting relates to said selection region overlapping with a row associated with said visual representation of said information item.

72. The apparatus of claim 71, wherein said overlapping relates to said selection region overlapping a majority of said row associated with said visual representation of an information item.

73. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises at least one memory that contains executable instructions that if executed by the processor cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a touch input associated with a first contact region;

determine a first linear shape associated with said first contact region;

receive an indication of a change in said touch input associated with a second contact region;

determine a second linear shape associated with said second contact region; and

perform selection based at least in part on said first linear shape, said touch input, said change in said touch input, and said second linear shape.

2-56. -56. (canceled)

74. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of a touch input associated with a first contact region;

determining a first linear shape associated with said first contact region;

receiving an indication of a change in said touch input associated with a second contact region;

determining a second linear shape associated with said second contact region; and

performing selection based at least in part on said first linear shape, said touch input, said change in said touch input, and said second linear shape.

75. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

receiving an indication of a touch input associated with a first contact region;

determining a first linear shape associated with said first contact region;

receiving a change in said touch input associated with a second contact region;

determining an indication of a second linear shape associated with said second contact region; and

performing selection based at least in part on said first linear shape, said touch input, said change in said touch input, and said second linear shape.