TOUCHSCREEN GESTURES FOR SELECTING A GRAPHICAL OBJECT
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1. A method, comprising:
- sensing a simultaneous touching of the touchscreen by first and second fingers and dynamically determining touch positions of the two fingers;
displaying a selection graphic on the touchscreen and dynamically positioning the selection graphic as a function of the two touch positions in response to a movement of one or both touch positions; and
automatically selecting a specific graphical object in response to a separate selection input received while the selection graphic is positioned on the specific graphical object.
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Abstract
A two-finger selection method is implemented on a touchscreen of an electronic device. One embodiment involves sensing the touch positions of two fingers on the touchscreen. In response to sensing the two simultaneous touch positions, a selection graphic is displayed and dynamically positioned on the touchscreen as a function of the two touch positions. A specific graphical object, such as a command button having an associated function, is selected in response to a separate selection input received while the selection graphic is positioned on the specific graphical object.
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1. A method, comprising:
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sensing a simultaneous touching of the touchscreen by first and second fingers and dynamically determining touch positions of the two fingers; displaying a selection graphic on the touchscreen and dynamically positioning the selection graphic as a function of the two touch positions in response to a movement of one or both touch positions; and automatically selecting a specific graphical object in response to a separate selection input received while the selection graphic is positioned on the specific graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product including computer usable program code embodied on a computer usable storage medium, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for sensing a simultaneous touching of the touchscreen by first and second fingers and dynamically determining touch positions of the two fingers; computer usable program code for displaying a selection graphic on the touchscreen and dynamically positioning the selection graphic as a function of the two touch positions in response to a movement of one or both touch positions; and computer usable program code for automatically selecting a specific graphical object in response to a separate selection input received while the selection graphic is positioned on the specific graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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