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TOUCH BASED SELECTION OF GRAPHICAL ELEMENTS

  • US 20140129985A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2012
  • Published: 05/08/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. At a computing device, the computing device including a touch screen display device, a method for selecting a graphical element, the method comprising:

  • presenting a data visualization on the touch screen display device, the data visualization including a plurality of graphical elements, each graphical element representing a portion of data;

    detecting a touch based selection gesture on the touch screen display device, detecting the touch based selection gesture including detecting a finger touch area on the touch screen display device;

    determining that there is ambiguity as to which of the plurality of graphical elements is being selected by calculating that the finger touch area covers at least a sub-plurality of the plurality of graphical elements;

    in response to the determination, presenting a plurality of new corresponding graphical elements on the touch screen display device in a region of the touch screen display device that is outside the touch area, each of the plurality of new corresponding graphical elements corresponding to one of the graphical elements in the at least a sub-plurality of graphical elements;

    detecting a further touch based selection gesture on the touch screen display device, detecting the further touch based selection gesture including detecting a further finger touch area on the touch screen display device;

    identifying an unambiguous intent to select one of the new corresponding graphical elements by calculating that the further finger touch area primarily covers the one of the new corresponding graphical elements from among the plurality of new corresponding graphical elements; and

    in response identifying the unambiguous intent to select one of the new corresponding graphical elements;

    selecting the corresponding graphical element from within the sub-plurality of graphical elements; and

    performing an activity related to the corresponding graphical element.

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