HANDLING GESTURES FOR CHANGING FOCUS

• US 20120081303A1
• Filed: 08/31/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Gimpl, Martin, Cassar, Ron, Zaremski, Miroslaw (Mirek)
• Application Number:
  US13/223,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20120081303A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display

Abstract

Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, if the gesture is incomplete a focus is maintained on a screen, display area, or displayed image that has the focus. If the gesture is determined to be complete, then the focus is changed to a different screen, display area, or displayed image.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by at least one of a gesture capture region and a touch sensitive display, a gesture indicating a request to change focus;

determining by at least one processor whether the gesture is completed; and

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is not completed, maintaining a focus on a first screen that has the focus.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is completed, changing the focus from the first screen to a second screen.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the determining that the gesture is completed, further changing the focus from a first image displayed on the first screen to a second image displayed on a second screen.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

wherein the first displayed image is a displayed window and the second displayed image is a second window.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input indicating that in response to an incomplete gesture, the focus should be maintained on the screen with the focus.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

highlighting a configurable area on the first screen when the focus is on the screen; and

highlighting a second configurable area on the second screen when the focus is on the second screen.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving the gesture, displaying at least one image displayed on the first screen as moved from an original position.

8. The method of claim 7, in response to receiving the gesture, displaying the at least one image as moved in a direction of the gesture.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to the determining that the gesture is incomplete, displaying the at least one image in the original position.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a gesture capture region, a drag gesture indicating a request to change focus;

determining by at least one processor whether the drag gesture is completed;

in response to the at least one processor determining that the drag gesture is not completed, maintaining a focus on an image displayed on a first screen; and

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is completed, changing the focus from the first image to a second image displayed on a second screen.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the drag gesture is not completed, maintaining the lighting of a portion of a first configurable area of the first screen and allowing input from the first configurable area.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

allowing input from the first configurable area.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is completed, darkening the portion of the first configurable area of the first screen and lighting up a portion of a second configurable area of the second screen.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

allowing input from the second configurable area; and

not allowing input from the first configurable area.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving input indicating that in response to an incomplete gesture, the focus should be maintained on a displayed image with the focus.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first displayed image is a first window and the second displayed image is a second window.

17. A dual screen communication device, comprising:

a gesture capture region to receive a gesture; and

a first touch sensitive display;

a second touch sensitive display;

a computer readable medium that stores computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising;

receiving, by one or more of the gesture capture region, the first touch sensitive display, and the second touch display, a gesture indicating a request to change focus;

determining by at least one processor whether the gesture is completed; and

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is not completed, maintaining a focus on the first touch sensitive display.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the gesture is completed, changing the focus from the first touch sensitive display to a second touch sensitive display.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the drag gesture is not completed, allowing input from the first touch sensitive display and not allowing input from a portion of the second touch sensitive display.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to the at least one processor determining that the drag gesture is completed, allowing input from the second touch sensitive display and not allowing input from a portion of the first touch sensitive display.