GRAPHIC OBJECT SELECTION BY WAY OF DIRECTIONAL SWIPE GESTURES
First Claim
1. A method of converting signals from a pointing device into user inputs for controlling a computing device, the method comprising:
- providing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of primary overlap components, each primary overlap component having a conventional region and a conventional activation criterion associated therewith and an overlappable region and an overlappable activation criterion associated therewith, wherein the conventional activation criterion of the conventional region for each primary overlap component is different from the overlappable activation criterion of the overlappable region for the primary overlap component, each overlappable region comprising a common area overlapping with an overlappable region associated with at least one other primary overlap component, and wherein the overlappable activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are different and the conventional activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are identical;
receiving and processing input signals to determine an operation location and an operation behaviour;
activating a primary overlap component having a conventional region which contains the operation location when the operation behavior matches the conventional activation criterion of the primary overlap component; and
,activating a primary overlap component having an overlappable region which contains the operation location when the operation behavior matches the overlappable activation criterion of the primary overlap component.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface apparatus for a computing device. A method to use, arrange and activate GUI components overlapped in a graphical user interface is provided. An overlap component includes an overlappable region associated with a predetermined position locating method and a predetermined activation criterion. The overlap component may also include a conventional region. An operation located in a region and meeting the activation criterion will activate corresponding component in the GUI. A virtual keyboard comprises a plurality of keys composed of overlap components is provided. The overlap component can be invoked by a directional swipe gesture or a tap. A web browser with the use of overlap components is also provided.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of converting signals from a pointing device into user inputs for controlling a computing device, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface comprising a plurality of primary overlap components, each primary overlap component having a conventional region and a conventional activation criterion associated therewith and an overlappable region and an overlappable activation criterion associated therewith, wherein the conventional activation criterion of the conventional region for each primary overlap component is different from the overlappable activation criterion of the overlappable region for the primary overlap component, each overlappable region comprising a common area overlapping with an overlappable region associated with at least one other primary overlap component, and wherein the overlappable activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are different and the conventional activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are identical; receiving and processing input signals to determine an operation location and an operation behaviour; activating a primary overlap component having a conventional region which contains the operation location when the operation behavior matches the conventional activation criterion of the primary overlap component; and
,activating a primary overlap component having an overlappable region which contains the operation location when the operation behavior matches the overlappable activation criterion of the primary overlap component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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23. A method comprising:
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providing a virtual keyboard comprising a plurality of virtual keys arranged in a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of virtual keys comprise a plurality of primary overlap components each having a conventional region and a conventional activation criterion associated therewith, and at least one overlappable region and an overlappable activation criterion associated therewith, wherein the conventional activation criterion of the conventional region for each primary overlap component is different from the overlappable activation criterion of the overlappable region for the primary overlap component, each overlappable region the primary overlap component comprising a common area overlapping with an overlappable region associated with at least one other primary overlap component, and wherein the overlappable activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are different and the conventional activation criteria associated with the primary overlap components with the overlappable regions containing the common area are identical; receiving and processing input signals to determine the operation location according to a position location method and determine the operation behavior, wherein the input signal comprises an input signal from a pointing device; activating a primary overlap component of a primary virtual key having a conventional region which contains the operation location and having the associated conventional activation criterion which matches the operation behavior; and
,activating a primary overlap component of a virtual key having an overlappable region which contains the operation location and having the associated overlappable activation criterion which matches the operation behavior. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 46)
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