Mode Switching

• US 20120223890A1
• Filed: 09/01/2010
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Borovsky, Andrew, Martin, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,854,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A method comprising:

determining whether at least one characteristic of a translation input meets a first set of one or more criteria; and

if the at least one characteristic is determined to meet the first set of criteria, switching a computing device from a first state into a second state, wherein;

in said first state an application, running on the computing device, is in focus and a first display relating to the application is displayed, and in said second state the application is not in focus.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

displaying a second display whilst the computing device is in the second state, the second display including a selectable representation of the first display; and

in response to user selection of the selectable representation, switching the computing device back into the first state.

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32. Apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

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

determining whether at least one characteristic of a translation input meets a first set of one or more criteria; and

if the at least one characteristic is determined to meet the first set of criteria, switching a computing device from a first state into a second state, wherein;

in said first state an application, running on the computing device, is in focus and a first display relating to the application is displayed, and in said second state the application is not in focus.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the computer program code is further configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

display a second display whilst the computing device is in the second state, the second display including a selectable representation of the first display; and

switch the computing device back into the first state in response to user selection of the selectable representation.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the computer program code is further configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to store a screenshot of the first display in response to the determination, wherein the selectable representation is based upon the stored screenshot.

35. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the computer program code is further configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

determine whether the at least one characteristic of the translation input meets a second set of one or more criteria, the first and second sets being different; and

if the at least one characteristic is determined to meet the second set of criteria, switch the computing device from a first state into a third state that is different from the second state.

36. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein a different root navigation display is displayed in each of the second and third states.

37. The apparatus of claim 35, wherein the first set of criteria relate to the extension of the translation input in a first direction, and the second set of criteria relate to the extension of the translation input in a second direction that is different to the first direction.

38. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the determination comprises:

determining whether the length of the translation input is within a predetermined range.

39. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the determination comprises:

determining whether a function of the deviation of the translation input from a predetermined path is within a predetermined range.

41. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the determination comprises:

determining that the translation input begins within a predetermined start locus; and

determining that the translation input ends within a predetermined end locus.

40. (canceled)

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43. (canceled)

44. A a computer-readable medium storing computer program code that, when performed by at least one processor, causes at least the following to be performed:

determining whether at least one characteristic of a translation input meets a first set of one or more criteria; and

switching a computing device from a first state into a second state if the at least one characteristic is determined to meet the first set of criteria, wherein;

in said first state an application, running on the computing device, is in focus and a first display relating to the application is displayed, and

in said second state the application is not in focus.

45. (canceled)

46. (canceled)

47. Apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory including computer program code;

configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

controlling a touch sensitive display to display a first display screen in which an application, running on the apparatus, is in focus;

causing, as a user provides a translation input across the touch sensitive display, translation of the first display screen across the touch sensitive display with the translation input; and

causing, as the user provides the translation input across the touch sensitive display, replacement of the first display screen with a second display screen in which the application is not in focus.

48. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the first display screen substantially fills the touch sensitive display prior to the translation input being provided by the user.

49. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the second display screen is a root navigation screen.

50. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the first display screen is displayed in response to the application being launched from the second display screen.

51. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the translation input is a horizontal translation input.

52. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the second display screen comprises a plurality of user selectable representations of applications currently running on the apparatus.

53. The apparatus of claim 52, wherein one of the user selectable representations relates to the application in focus in the first display screen.

54. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the user provides the translation input by translating a finger across the touch sensitive display, and the first display screen is translated across the touch sensitive display with the user'"'"'s finger.