Activating an advertisement by performing gestures on the advertisement
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1. A method of activating an advertisement displayed on a device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to an advertisement;
and activating the advertisement only if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture.
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Abstract
An advertisement shown on a device with a touch-sensitive display may be activated via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The advertisement is activated if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for activating the advertisement. The device may display on the touch-sensitive display an indication of a user'"'"'s progress toward activating the advertisement. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display to remind a user of the gesture.
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1. A method of activating an advertisement displayed on a device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to an advertisement;
and activating the advertisement only if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to an advertisement;
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5. A method of activating an advertisement displayed on a device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- displaying text or an image on the touch-sensitive display;
detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display; and activating an advertisement only if the detected contact corresponds to moving the text or image to a predefined location on the touch-sensitive display or along a predefined path. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- displaying text or an image on the touch-sensitive display;
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9. A method of activating an advertisement displayed on a device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
- detecting a single contact with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to an advertisement;
and activating the advertisement only if another single contact is detected at a location corresponding to the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
- detecting a single contact with the touch-sensitive display at a location corresponding to an advertisement;
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