Off-Screen Gestures to Create On-Screen Input
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a bezel gesture on a bezel of a computing device; and
responsive, at least in part to said receiving, accessing functionality that is available through a presentable bezel menu.
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Abstract
Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a bezel gesture on a bezel of a computing device; and responsive, at least in part to said receiving, accessing functionality that is available through a presentable bezel menu. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more computer-readable storage media embodying computer-readable instructions comprising:
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instructions to implement a bezel-accessible menu on a computing device; and instructions to access functionality, at least some of which being associated with the bezel-accessible menu, through bezel gesture input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more computer-readable storage media embodying computer-readable instructions which, when executed, implement a method comprising:
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displaying, on a computing device, a visual affordance associated with a bezel-accessible menu; receiving a bezel gesture input relative to the visual affordance; and responsive to said receiving, presenting a bezel menu. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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