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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A THUMB-OPTIMIZED TOUCH-SCREEN USER INTERFACE

  • US 20140007006A1
  • Filed: 01/02/2013
  • Published: 01/02/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing a user interface to interact with Web pages or other content or user interface elements displayed on a handheld device having a touchscreen display, the method comprising:

  • while the user presses a finger down on the touch-screen display and the finger thereby covers all or part of a target selectable element including displayed information, displaying the covered information in a first box or “

    bubble”

    , the first box or “

    bubble”

    positioned away from an area at which the finger is pressed so as to not be covered by the user'"'"'s finger and so as to help the user properly position their finger on a target item under the finger;

    if the user'"'"'s finger moves off of the target selectable element without lifting and moves to cover another second target selectable element and associated displayed information without lifting, removing the first box or bubble and showing a new second box or bubble with content updated to correspond to the newly covered information; and

    detecting when the user'"'"'s finger is lifted from the second target selectable element, and in response activating a virtual selectable element associated with the second portion.

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