METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAUSING DISPLAY OF A CURSOR

• US 20100295780A1
• Filed: 08/05/2010
• Published: 11/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: VILJAMAA, Timo-Pekka Olavi, KORHONEN, Panu Petri, VÄISÄNEN, Matti Mikael
• Granted Patent: US 9,524,094 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive indication of a continuous stroke input associated with a contact region of a touch display, the continuous stroke input comprising at least a first input, and a second input, cause display of a cursor offset from the contact region in response to determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input, cause display of cursor to move so that the cursor remains offset from the contact region in response to determining that the second input relates to a movement input, and determine an operation based, at least in part, on position of at least part of a cursor.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive indication of a continuous stroke input associated with a contact region of a touch display, the continuous stroke input comprising at least a first input, and a second input;

cause display of a cursor offset from the contact region in response to determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input;

cause display of cursor to move so that the cursor remains offset from the contact region in response to determining that the second input relates to a movement input; and

determine an operation based, at least in part, on position of at least part of a cursor.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus performs the determination of the operation in response to receiving indication of a key press.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the determination of the operation is further based, at least in part, on duration of the key press.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the continuous stroke input comprises a release input (occurring after the first input and second input) and the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause termination of display of the cursor in response to receiving the release input.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input comprises determining that the first input is an entering touch display boundary input.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input further comprises determining that the touch display boundary input relates to a left boundary of the touch display.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause display of at least one graphical representation of a button.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive indication of a separate concurrent touch input that corresponds with position of the graphical representation of the button wherein the determination of the operation is performed in response to receiving indication of the separate concurrent touch input.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the determination of the operation is further based, at least in part, on duration of the indication of the separate concurrent touch input.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the causing display of the at least one graphical representation is performed in response to determining that position of, at least part of, the cursor corresponds to an information item.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one graphical representation comprises indication of an operation associated with an information item that corresponds to position of, at least part of, the cursor.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein number of graphical representations caused to be displayed is based at least in part on an information item that corresponds to position of, at least part of, the cursor.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive indication of a separate concurrent touch input.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform a zoom operation in response to determining that the indication of the separate concurrent touch input relates to the zoom operation.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform a pan operation in response to determining that the indication of the separate concurrent touch input relates to the pan operation.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the continuous stroke input further comprises a heavy press input and the determination of the operation is performed in response to the heavy press input.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the continuous stroke input spans a plurality of touch displays.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a mobile device.

19. A method, comprising:

receiving indication of a continuous stroke input associated with a contact region of a touch display, the continuous stroke input comprising at least a first input, and a second input;

causing display of a cursor offset from the contact region in response to determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input;

causing display of cursor to move so that the cursor remains offset from the contact region in response to determining that the second input relates to a movement input, and

determining an operation based, at least in part, on position of at least part of a cursor.

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

receiving indication of a continuous stroke input associated with a contact region of a touch display, the continuous stroke input comprising at least a first input, and a second input;

causing display of a cursor offset from the contact region in response to determining that the first input is a cursor mode initiation input;

causing display of cursor to move so that the cursor remains offset from the contact region in response to determining that the second input relates to a movement input; and

determining an operation based, at least in part, on position of at least part of a cursor.