Touch Gesture Notification Dismissal Techniques

• US 20120102400A1
• Filed: 10/22/2010
• Published: 04/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Worley, Matthew Isaac, Wong, Tsz Yan, Osman, Heiwad Hamidy
• Application Number:
  US12/910,673
• Publication Number:
  US 20120102400A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/702
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

In an exemplary embodiment, touch input received by a computing device can be used to dismiss notifications. For example, a notification, e.g., a window including information about an event, can be displayed by a touch-screen. A user can touch touch-screen and dismiss the notification by performing a gesture. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the detailed description, claims, and figures.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a processor;

a touch-screen; and

a memory in operable communication with the processor and the touch-screen, the memory including instructions that upon execution by the processor cause the processor to;

display a first notification, wherein the first notification is visually decoupled from graphical user interface elements rendered by the touch-screen;

display the first notification moving on the touch-screen based on first touch input sensed by the touch screen at coordinates associated with the first notification; and

dismiss the first notification in response to determining that a threshold amount of the notification at least reached a boundary on the touch-screen and that the first touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the instructions that upon execution cause the processor to dismiss the first notification further comprise instructions that upon execution cause the processor to:

dismiss the first notification in response to determining that a center point of the first notification at least reached the boundary on the touch-screen.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the instructions that upon execution cause the processor to dismiss the first notification further comprise instructions that upon execution cause the processor to:

dismiss the first notification in response to determining a position of the first sensed touch input at least reached a boundary on the touch-screen.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the instructions that upon execution cause the processor to dismiss the first notification further comprise instructions that upon execution cause the processor to:

dismiss the first notification in response to determining that the first notification will move off the touch-screen based on the velocity of the first notification, the position of the first notification, and a rate of deceleration.

5. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the instructions that upon execution cause the processor to dismiss the first notification further comprise instructions that upon execution cause the processor to:

dismiss the first notification in response to determining that the velocity of the first notification when the first touch input was removed from the touch-screen is greater than a velocity threshold.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the memory further comprises instructions that upon execution by the processor cause the processor to:

select both the first notification based on first touch input sensed by the touch-screen and a second notification based on second touch input sensed by the touch-screen.

7. The computing device of claim 6, further comprising:

dismiss the second notification in response to determining that a threshold amount of the second notification at least reached the boundary of the touch-screen based on the position of the second touch input sensed by the touch-screen.

8. The computing device of claim 6, further comprising:

return the second notification to an initial position in response to determining both that a center point of the second notification failed to reach the boundary on the touch-screen and determining that the second touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

9. A method for dismissing notifications displayed by a touch-screen, comprising:

displaying a first notification for an application event on a touch-screen;

changing a position of the first notification based on first touch input at coordinates associated with the first notification sensed by the touch-screen;

determining that the first touch input was removed from the touch-screen; and

dismissing the first notification based at least on a velocity of the first notification in response to determining that the first touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein dismissing the first notification based at least on the velocity further comprises:

dismissing the first notification based at least on a determination that a center position of the first notification will reach a boundary of the touch-screen based on the velocity of the first notification, the position of the first notification, and a rate of deceleration.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein dismissing the first notification based at least on the velocity further comprises:

dismissing the first notification based at least on the magnitude of a velocity vector associated with the first touch input.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

changing a position of a second notification based on second touch input sensed by the touch-screen.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

dismissing the second notification in response to determining that a threshold amount of the second notification at leased reached the boundary of the touch-screen based on the position of the second touch input sensed by the touch-screen.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

returning the second notification to an initial position based on a velocity of the second notification when the second touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

dismissing the second notification in response to determining that a velocity of the second notification is least greater than a threshold velocity when the second touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

16. A computer-readable storage medium including instructions for dismissing notifications displayed by a touch-screen, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that upon execution cause a processor to:

display an application event notification on a touch-screen at a first position;

change the position of the application event notification based on first touch input sensed by the touch-screen at coordinates associated with the application event notification;

determine that the first touch input was removed from the touch-screen; and

dismiss the application event notification in response to determining that a threshold amount of the notification passed a boundary of the touch-screen.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:

return the application event notification to an initial position in response to determining that the threshold amount of the application event notification failed to pass a boundary of the touch-screen.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions that cause the processor to:

dismiss the application event notification in response to determining that the touch input was at the boundary of the touch-screen when the touch input was removed from the touch-screen.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions that upon execution cause the processor to dismiss the application event notification further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:

dismiss the application event notification in response to determining that a center point of the application event notification passed the boundary of the touch-screen.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to dismiss the application event notification further comprise instructions that cause the processor to:

dismiss the application event notification based at least on a determination that a center point of the application event notification will reach the boundary of the touch-screen based on a velocity of the application event notification, the position of the application event notification, and a rate of deceleration.