REVERSIBLE USER INTERFACE COMPONENT
First Claim
1. A tactile user interface comprising:
- a touch sensitive display device;
memory which stores instructions configured for displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects on the display device,the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the widget being flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side,the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective item having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a widget and a tactile user interface which displays the widget are disclosed which enable menu-setting operations with minimal touch gestures and occupation of screen space. The interface includes a touch sensitive display device and memory which stores instructions for displaying the widget and a set of graphic objects together on the display device. The widget has two or more virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality. The widget is flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed. The graphic objects are associated, in memory, with respective items having attributes. The graphic objects exhibit a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes of the respective items.
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26 Claims
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1. A tactile user interface comprising:
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a touch sensitive display device; memory which stores instructions configured for displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects on the display device, the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the widget being flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side, the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective item having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for selection of a functionality for a widget displayed on a tactile user interface comprising:
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displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects contemporaneously on a display device of a tactile user interface, the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality; with a processor, recognizing a touch gesture on the widget corresponding to a transformation of the widget from a first of the sides to a second of the sides; displaying the widget being flipped, in response to the recognized touch gesture, from the first of the sides to the second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A reconfigurable widget comprising:
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a first virtual side associated in memory of a computing device with a first functionality selected from a predetermined set of functionalities, each of the functionalities being operable on displayed objects, the first functionality being actuated only when the first side is displayed on a touch sensitive display device and the second side is hidden from view; and a second virtual side associated with a second functionality selected from the predetermined set of functionalities, the second functionality being actuated only when the second side is displayed on the display device and the first side is hidden from view; the widget being rotatable about an axis between the first and second sides in response to a recognized touch gesture on the display device.
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Specification