MULTI-SCREEN HOLD AND DRAG GESTURE

• US 20110209103A1
• Filed: 02/25/2010
• Published: 08/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hinckley, Kenneth P., Yatani, Koji
• Granted Patent: US 8,473,870 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Embodiments of a multi-screen hold and drag gesture are described. In various embodiments, a hold input is recognized at a first screen of a multi-screen system when the hold input is held in place. A motion input is recognized at a second screen of the multi-screen system, and the motion input is recognized to select a displayed object while the hold input remains held in place. A hold and drag gesture can then be determined from the recognized hold and motion inputs.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

recognizing a hold input at a first screen of a multi-screen system, the hold input being recognized when held in place;

recognizing a motion input at a second screen of the multi-screen system, the motion input being recognized to select a displayed object while the hold input remains in place; and

determining a hold and drag gesture from the recognized hold and motion inputs.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the hold and drag gesture is identified as a cross-screen combination of the hold and motion inputs.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a second part of the displayed object that is displayed on the second screen to pocket the second part of the displayed object for a split-screen view.

4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the pocketed second part of the displayed object is a selectable link to the second part of the displayed object.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a pocketed second part of the displayed object to expand the display on the second screen.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of the displayed object on the first screen and expand the display of the displayed object onto the second screen.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to initiate a multi-screen display of the displayed object.

8. A multi-screen system, comprising:

at least a memory and a processor to implement a gesture module configured to determine a hold and drag gesture from recognized hold and motion inputs;

an input recognition system configured to;

recognize the hold input at a first screen, the hold input recognized when held in place; and

recognize the motion input at a second screen, the motion input recognized to select a displayed object while the hold input remains in place.

9. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 8, wherein the gesture module is further configured to identify the hold and drag gesture as a cross-screen combination of the hold and motion inputs.

10. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 8, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a second part of the displayed object that is displayed on the second screen to pocket the second part of the displayed object for a split-screen view.

11. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 10, wherein the pocketed second part of the displayed object is a selectable link to the second part of the displayed object.

12. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 8, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a pocketed second part of the displayed object to expand the display on the second screen.

13. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 8, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to maintain a display of the displayed object on the first screen and expand the display of the displayed object onto the second screen.

14. A multi-screen system as recited in claim 8, wherein the hold and drag gesture is effective to initiate a multi-screen display of the displayed object.

15. Computer-readable storage media comprising instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the instructions, a multi-screen system is initiated to:

recognize a hold input at a first screen of the multi-screen system, the hold input recognized when held in place;

recognize a motion input at a second screen of the multi-screen system, the motion input recognized to select a displayed object while the hold input remains in place; and

determine a hold and drag gesture from the recognized hold and motion inputs.

16. Computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 15, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the multi-screen system is further initiated to identify the hold and drag gesture as a cross-screen combination of the hold and motion inputs.

17. Computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 15, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the multi-screen system is further initiated to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a second part of the displayed object that is displayed on the second screen to pocket the second part of the displayed object for a split-screen view.

18. Computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 15, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the multi-screen system is further initiated to maintain a display of a first part of the displayed object on the first screen and drag a pocketed second part of the displayed object to expand the display on the second screen.

19. Computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 15, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the multi-screen system is further initiated to maintain a display of the displayed object on the first screen and expand the display of the displayed object onto the second screen.

20. Computer-readable storage media as recited in claim 15, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the multi-screen system is further initiated to initiate a multi-screen display of the displayed object in response to the hold and drag gesture.