USER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD THEREIN FOR MOVING AN ITEM ON AN INTERACTIVE DISPLAY

• US 20120306784A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Axelsson, Ola
• Application Number:
  US13/459,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20120306784A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• 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

Embodiments herein relate to a user equipment for moving an item displayed on an interactive display of the user equipment. The user equipment comprises a housing, an interactive display connected to the housing and configured to display at least one item selectable to a user, a positioning circuit connected to the interactive display and configured to detect a first location of a first object and a second location of a second object in relation to the interactive display, and a gesture determining circuit connected to the interactive display and configured to register a first gesture of the first and second object at a first position on the interactive display and further configured to register a second gesture of the first and second object at a second position on the interactive display.

Claims

1. A user equipment for moving an item displayed on an interactive display of the user equipment, the user equipment comprising:

a housing;

an interactive display connected to the housing and configured to display at least one item selectable to a user;

a positioning circuit connected to the interactive display and configured to detect a first location of a first object and a second location of a second object in relation to the interactive display;

a gesture determining circuit connected to the interactive display and configured to register a first gesture of the first and second object at a first position on the interactive display, which first gesture indicates a selection of an item at the first position, wherein the gesture determining circuit is further configured to register a second gesture of the first and second object at a second position on the interactive display, which second gesture indicates a release of an item at the second position, and wherein the interactive display is configured to move the display of the item from the first position on the interactive display to the second position on the interactive display based on the registered gestures.

2. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the positioning circuit is further configured to register movement of the first and second object along the interactive display.

3. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the positioning circuit is configured to detect the first location of the first object on or in the proximity of the interactive display and the second location of the second object on or in the proximity of the interactive display indicating a multi touch operation.

4. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the first gesture is a grab gesture, wherein the grab gesture comprises that the locations of the first object and second object move towards one another.

5. A user equipment according to claim 4, wherein the positioning circuit is further configured to detect change in locations of the first and second object three dimensionally along three axes, an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis, and the first gesture is registered when the grab gesture is followed by a movement in the z-axis.

6. A user equipment according to claim 5, wherein a number of consecutive first gestures indicate a selection of a plurality of items and the interactive display is configured to move the displays simultaneously of the selected plurality of items.

7. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the second gesture is a release gesture, wherein the first object and the second object move away from each other.

8. A user equipment according to claim 7, wherein the positioning circuit is further configured to detect change of the locations of the first and second object three dimensionally along three axes, an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis, and the second gesture is registered when the release gesture follows a movement in the z-axis.

9. A user equipment according to claim 5, wherein the interactive display is represented by an air touch display, wherein the positioning circuit is configured to register movement along the z-axis by detecting change in capacity registered at a capacity sensing arrangement at the interactive display.

10. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the interactive display is configured to display the item in a graphical interface, and to graphically display the item so as to follow the movement of the first and second object after the first gesture is registered, which item is then visualized or graphically displayed as to hover over the graphical interface when moving the item.

11. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the interactive display is configured to display the item as enlarged when the second gesture is registered to visually confirm release of the item.

12. A user equipment according to claim 1, wherein the gesture determining circuit is configured to register the first and second gesture by comparing movement of locations of the first and second object to a movement pattern of two objects stored on the user equipment.

13. A user equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store the first and second gestures, which are used as zoom gestures in a different graphical interface.

14. A method for moving an item displayed on an interactive display of a user equipment, wherein the interactive display is configured to display at least one item selectable to a user, the method comprising:

detecting a first location of a first object and a second location of a second object in relation to the interactive display;

registering a first gesture of the first and second object at a first position on the interactive display, wherein the first gesture indicates a selection of an item at the first position,

registering a second gesture of the first and second object at a second position on the interactive display, wherein the second gesture indicates a release of the item at the second position, and

moving the display of the item from the first position on the interactive display to the second position on the interactive display based on the registering of the first and second gestures.

15. A method according to claim 14, further comprising registering movement of locations of the first and second object along the interactive display.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein the detecting comprises detecting the first location of the first object on or in the proximity of the interactive display and the second location of the second object on or in the proximity of the interactive display indicating a multi touch operation.

17. A method according to claim 14, wherein the first gesture is a grab gesture, wherein the grab gesture comprises that the locations of the first object and second object move towards one another.

18. A method according to claim 15, wherein the first gesture is a grab gesture, wherein the grab gesture comprises that the locations of the first object and second object move towards one another, and wherein the registering movement comprises detecting change in locations of the first and second object three dimensionally along three axes, an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis, and the first gesture is registered when the grab gesture is followed by a movement in the z-axis.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein a number of consecutive first gestures indicate a selection of a plurality of items and that the displays of the selected plurality of items are moved simultaneously.

20. A method according to claim 14, wherein the second gesture is a release gesture, wherein the first object and the second object move away from each other.

21. A method according to claim 15, wherein the second gesture is a release gesture, wherein the first object and the second object move away from each other, and wherein the registering movement comprises detecting change of the locations of the first and second object three dimensionally along three axes, an x-axis, a y-axis and a z-axis, and the second gesture is registered when the release gesture follows a movement in the z-axis.

22. A method according to claim 18, wherein the interactive display is represented by an air touch display, wherein the movement along the z-axis is detected by detecting change in capacity registered at a capacity sensing arrangement at the interactive display.

23. A method according to claim 14, wherein the item is comprised in a graphical interface and the item is graphically displayed as to follow the movement of the first and second object after the first gesture is registered, which item is graphically displayed so as to hover over the graphical interface when moving the item.

24. A method according to claim 14, wherein the displayed item is enlarged when the second gesture is registered to visually confirm release of the item.

25. A method according to claim 14, wherein the first and second gesture is registered by comparing movement of locations of the first and second object to a movement pattern of two objects stored on the user equipment.

26. A method according to claim 14, wherein the first and second gestures are stored and used as zoom gestures in a different graphical interface.