ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE

• US 20120235930A1
• Filed: 12/01/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: LAZARIDIS, Mihal, GRIFFIN, Jason Tyler, WOOD, Todd Andrew, RYDENHAG, Daniel Tobias, LINDSAY, Donald James, HAMILTON, Alistair Robert, LESSING, Robert Simon, BENEDEK, Joseph Eytan
• Granted Patent: US 9,477,311 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages

Abstract

A method includes displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device. A gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application. At least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed without opening the second application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application, wherein the first application is different from the second application;

displaying at least part of the information associated with the second application by gradually adding the at least part of the information associated with the second application onto the touch-sensitive display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application is opened when the at least part of the information associated with the second application covers available display area in response to the gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application is opened when the gesture includes a characteristic that indicates opening of the second application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed for a duration of the gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein only part of the information associated with the second application is displayed.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the amount of the displayed at least part of the information associated with the second application increases the longer the gesture is detected by the touch-sensitive display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the display of the information associated with the second application shifts onto or off the touch-sensitive display along with movement of the gesture.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least part of the information associated with the second application begins to be displayed by shifting onto the touch-sensitive display the at least part of the information associated with the second application when the gesture changes direction.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least part of the information associated with the second application begins to be displayed by shifting onto the touch-sensitive display the at least part of the information associated with the second application when the gesture is detected.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first application is displayed in a background when the information associated with the second application is displayed.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the second application shifts onto the touch-sensitive display from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the second application is a messaging application and an inbox for the message application is displayed.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring for the gesture is activated when a notification is activated.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is associated with a first edge of the touch-sensitive display.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the information associated with the second application shifts onto the touch-sensitive display from the first edge.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the information associated with the second application shifts onto the touch-sensitive display from a second edge of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the first edge is different from the second edge.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is a continuous gesture while displaying the at least part of the information associated with the second application without opening the second application.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the display of the information associated with a first application is reduced as the display of the information associated with the second application is increased.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the second application shifts onto the touch-sensitive display from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display while the information associated with the first application shifts off a second edge of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second edge is opposite the first edge.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a portable electronic device.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of the portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

22. An electronic device configured to perform the method of claim 1.

23. A method comprising:

displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to preview information associated with a second application;

without opening the second application, displaying the information associated with the second application by shifting the information associated with the second application onto or off the touch-sensitive display, wherein the shifting occurs in accordance with movement of the gesture.

24. The method of claim 23, further comprising:

detecting an indication to open the second application;

opening the second application in response to detecting the indication.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the second application is a messaging application and an inbox for the message application is displayed.

26. A method comprising:

displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display information associated with a second application;

displaying at least part of the information associated with the second application without opening the second application by shifting the at least part of the information associated with the second application across the touch-sensitive display, wherein the shifting occurs along with movement of the gesture;

detecting an indication to open the second application, wherein the indication comprises a characteristic of the gesture;

opening the second application in response to detecting the indication.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein displaying the at least part of the information associated with the second application is temporary displaying until the gesture terminates or when the second application is opened.

32. The method of claim 26, wherein the characteristic comprises any of change in direction, association with an edge or side of the touch-sensitive display, and an extent of display area where the at least part of the information associated with the second application is displayed.

28. A method comprising:

displaying information associated with a first application on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;

upon detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, scrolling information associated with a second application at least partially onto the touch-sensitive display while displaying a reduced amount of information associated with the first application on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the first application and the second application are different.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein upon cessation of the gesture, the information associated with the first application is redisplayed on the display.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the information associated with the second application shifts onto the touch-sensitive display from a first edge of the touch-sensitive display while the information associated with the first application shifts off a second edge of the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second edge is opposite the first edge.

31. The method of claim 28, wherein the scrolling of the information associated with the second application shifts onto or off the touch-sensitive display along with movement of the gesture.