REVERSING ACTIONS

• US 20120032885A1
• Filed: 08/03/2010
• Published: 02/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Miller, Adam Paul
• Application Number:
  US12/849,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20120032885A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser

Abstract

An apparatus and method for receiving a first user input performed on a user interface element; determining, in a first determination, that the first user input is of a first type; performing an action associated with the user interface element, in response to said first determination; receiving a second user input on the user interface element; determining, in a second determination, that the second user input is of a second type, the second type being different to the first type; and reversing the action, in response to the second determination.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a first user input performed on a user interface element;

determining, in a first determination, that the first user input is of a first type;

performing an action associated with the user interface element, in response to said first determination;

receiving a second user input on the user interface element;

determining, in a second determination, that the second user input is of a second type, the second type being different to the first type; and

reversing the action, in response to the second determination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the user interface element is associated with the selection of an option from a set of options;

the action comprises changing the selection from a first option to a second option; and

reversing the action comprises changing the selection back from the second option to the first option.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the set of options is a set of characters.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface element is a button.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the button is a key in an alphanumeric keypad.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the alphanumeric keypad is a multi-tap keypad.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second input types are selected from:

a long activation of the user input element; and

a short activation of the user input element.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and second input types are selected from:

a first number of activations of the user input element within a predetermined time period; and

a second number of activations of the user input element within a predetermined time period, said first and second numbers both being greater than zero.

14. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the alphanumeric keypad is a multi-tap keypad.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

memory including computer program code,

the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receive a first user input performed on a user interface element;

determine, in a first determination, that the first user input is of a first type;

perform an action associated with the user interface element, in response to said first determination;

receive a second user input on the user interface element;

determine, in a second determination, that the second user input is of a second type, the second type being different to the first type; and

reverse the action, in response to the second determination.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein:

the user interface element is associated with the selection of an option from a set of options;

the action comprises changing the selection from a first option to a second option; and

reversing the action comprises changing the selection back from the second option to the first option.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the set of options is a set of characters.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the user interface element is a button.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the button is a key in an alphanumeric keypad.

15. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second input types are selected from:

a long activation of the user input element; and

a short activation of the user input element.

16. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second input types are selected from:

a first number of activations of the user input element within a predetermined time period;

and a second number of activations of the user input element within a predetermined time period, said first and second numbers both being greater than zero.

17. An apparatus comprising the apparatus of claim 9.

18. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising:

code for receiving a first user input performed on a user interface element;

code for determining, in a first determination, that the first user input is of a first type;

code for performing an action associated with the user interface element, in response to said first determination;

code for receiving a second user input on the user interface element;

code for determining, in a second determination, that the second user input is of a second type, the second type being different to the first type; and

code for reversing the action, in response to the second determination.