Gestures for Controlling, Manipulating, and Editing of Media Files Using Touch Sensitive Devices
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1. A method for processing touch inputs using a touch sensitive display device, comprising:
- detecting a touch input at a surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device;
identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll; and
scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and software for implementing gestures with touch sensitive devices (such as a touch sensitive display) for managing and editing media files on a computing device or system. Specifically, gestural inputs of a human hand over a touch/proximity sensitive device can be used to control, edit, and manipulate files, such as media files including without limitation graphical files, photo files and video files.
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1. A method for processing touch inputs using a touch sensitive display device, comprising:
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detecting a touch input at a surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device; identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll; and scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer system, comprising:
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a touch sensitive display device; means for detecting a touch input at a surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device; means for identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll; and means for scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, the program containing executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method of processing touch inputs, the computer including a touch sensitive display device, the method comprising:
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detecting a touch input at the surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device; identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll; and scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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