Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Products Providing Multi-Touch Drag and Drop Operations for Touch-Sensitive User Interfaces
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1. A method of operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface;
detecting movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface; and
responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact, moving a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen.
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Abstract
A method of operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen. A method of operating such an electronic device may include detecting primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface, and detecting movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface. Responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact, a graphical element presented on the display screen may be moved from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen. Related devices are also discussed.
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1. A method of operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen, the method comprising:
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detecting primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface; detecting movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface; and responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact, moving a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device comprising:
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a touch-sensitive interface; a display screen; and a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive interface and to the display screen, wherein the processor is configured to detect primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface, to detect movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface, and to move a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code that, when executed, detects primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface; computer readable program code that, when executed, detects movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface; and computer readable program code that, when executed, moves a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact.
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