JUMP, CHECKMARK, AND STRIKETHROUGH GESTURES

• US 20110302530A1
• Filed: 06/08/2010
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Harris, Jonathan R., Allen, Andrew S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,635,555 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including an activate gesture, a fill gesture, a level gesture, a jump gesture, a checkmark gesture, a strikethrough gesture, an erase gesture, a circle gesture, a prioritize gesture, and an application tray gesture.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

recognizing an input as a freeform line drawn in association with a list displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device; and

identifying a jump gesture from the recognized input, the jump gesture effective to use the recognized freeform line of the input as a basis to jump to at least one item in the list that corresponds to the input.

2. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the freeform line corresponds to at least one character and the at least one item includes the at least one character.

3. A method as described in claim 2, wherein the freeform line is drawn using a stylus.

4. A method as described in claim 1, further comprising performing the jump in real time by the computing device as the input is recognized and identified by the computing device.

5. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the input includes a plurality of characters and the jump is performed as each of the characters are received.

6. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the jump to the at least one item in the list that corresponds to the input includes display of a portion of the list that includes the at least one item.

7. A method as described in claim 6, wherein the portion of the list includes at least one other said item that does not correspond to the input.

8. A method as described in claim 1, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of said lists and the identifying includes determining which of the plurality of said lists corresponds to the input.

9. A method comprising:

recognizing an input as a checkmark drawn as a freeform line in association with an item displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device; and

identifying a checkmark gesture from the recognized input, the checkmark gesture effective to select the item.

10. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the item is included in a list of items.

11. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the input is drawn using a stylus.

12. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the selection is effective to initiate performance of an action associated with the selected item.

13. A method as described in claim 12, wherein the action includes initiation of an output of a menu associated with the selected item.

14. A method as described in claim 9, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of said items and the identifying includes determining which of the plurality of said items corresponds to the input.

15. A method comprising:

recognizing an input as a strikethrough drawn as a freeform line in association with an item displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device; and

identifying a strikethrough gesture from the recognized input, the strikethrough gesture effective to delete the item.

16. A method as described in claim 15, wherein the item is included in a list of items.

17. A method as described in claim 15, wherein the input is drawn using a stylus.

18. A method as described in claim 15, wherein the user interface includes a plurality of said items and the identifying includes determining which of the plurality of said items corresponds to the input.

19. A method as described in claim 15, further comprising outputting a verification that includes a portion that is selectable to verify that the item is to be deleted.

20. A method as described in claim 19, further comprising responsive to the identification of the strikethrough, removing the strikethrough displayed in the user interface and altering display of the item to indicate that the item is to be deleted.