METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE INTERACTIONS OF A USER WITH A GIVEN ZONE OF A TOUCH SCREEN PANEL
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1. A method for controlling the interactions of a user with a given zone of a touch screen panel, the method comprising:
- detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel;
displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel; and
disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone;
wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture.
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Abstract
A method for controlling interactions of a user with a given zone of a touch screen panel is disclosed, the method comprises detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel; displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel and disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone, wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture.
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1. A method for controlling the interactions of a user with a given zone of a touch screen panel, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel; displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel; and disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone; wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device comprising a touch screen panel to perform a method for controlling the interactions of a user with a given zone of the touch screen panel, the method comprising:
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detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel; displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel; and disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone; wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture.
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13. A computing device, comprising:
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a touch screen panel; one or more central processing units; a memory comprising an application; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more central processing units, the one or more programs including; instructions for detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel; instructions for displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel; and instructions for disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone; wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture.
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