Touch Screen
First Claim
1. A mobile computing device comprising,processing components;
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a wireless receiver/transmitter; and
an electronic display adapted to detect a location of a touch on the electronic display and comprising a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between,a first mobile computing device operating state, anda second mobile computing device operating state, wherein the second mobile computing device state comprises a second icon comprising,a first element adapted to,select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display, anddisplay a menu, anda second element adapted to,move the second icon,change the first element,establish an editing start position, andestablish an editing end position.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention comprises a mobile computing device comprising processing components, memory components, a wireless receiver/transmitter, and an electronic display. The electronic display is adapted to detect a location of a touch and comprises a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between a mobile computing device browsing mode and a mobile computing device editing mode, wherein the mobile computing device editing mode comprises a second icon comprising a first element and a second element. The first element is adapted to select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display and display a menu. The second element is adapted to move the second icon, change editing mode functions, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position.
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21 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device comprising,
processing components; -
memory components; a wireless receiver/transmitter; and an electronic display adapted to detect a location of a touch on the electronic display and comprising a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between, a first mobile computing device operating state, and a second mobile computing device operating state, wherein the second mobile computing device state comprises a second icon comprising, a first element adapted to, select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display, and display a menu, and a second element adapted to, move the second icon, change the first element, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of using a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,
selecting a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein selecting the first object, changes a mobile computing device operating state from a first mobile computing device operating state to a second mobile computing device operating state, and displays a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen, the second object being adapted to, receive user input corresponding to the second mobile computing device operating state, and operatively change what is displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen; - and
re-selecting the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein re-selecting the first object, returns the mobile computing device operating state to the mobile computing device first operating state, and removes the second object from the mobile computing device touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile computing device touch screen comprising,
a first object comprising, a first mode adapted to place a mobile computing device in a first operating state, and a second mode adapted to place the mobile computing device in a second operating state; a second object comprising, a first element adapted to select at least one object displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen, and a second element adapted to, position the second object, and receive a fingertip without covering the first element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions to perform a method of operating a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,
touching a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen a first time; -
changing from a first mobile computing device operating mode to second mobile computing device operating mode; displaying a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen at a first location, wherein the second object comprises a first element and a second element; touching the second element a first time; dragging the second object to a second location; touching the second element a second time; dragging the second object to a third location; touching the second element a third time; touching the first element a first time; displaying a menu; and choosing a menu selection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A mobile computing apparatus comprising,
means for detecting a selection of a first icon on a mobile computing apparatus electronic display; -
means for toggling the mobile computing apparatus between a first mobile computing apparatus operating state and a second mobile computing apparatus operating state; means for displaying a second icon in the second mobile computing apparatus operating state; means for a first element of the second icon to, select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display, and display a menu, and means for a second element of the second icon to, move the second icon, change the first element, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position.
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