GESTURE BASED USER INTERFACE FOR USE IN AN EYES-FREE MODE
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a touch sensitive display for displaying digital content and detecting a navigation gesture that is made on the touch sensitive display; and
a user interface that (a) includes an options overlay which, when active, causes display of a plurality of command options on the touch sensitive display, and (b) invokes a response to detection of the navigation gesture when the options overlay is active,wherein the response invoked by the user interface is independent of a particular location on the touch sensitive display where the navigation gesture is detected.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating the use of an electronic device having a user interface that is sensitive to a user'"'"'s gestures. An “eyes-free” mode is provided in which the user can control the device without looking at the device display. Once the eyes-free mode is engaged, the user can control the device by performing gestures that are detected by the device, wherein a gesture is interpreted by the device without regard to a specific location where the gesture is made. The eyes-free mode can be used, for example, to look up a dictionary definition of a word in an e-book or to navigate through and select options from a hierarchical menu of settings on a tablet. The eyes-free mode advantageously allows a user to interact with the user interface in situations where the user has little or no ability to establish concentrated visual contact with the device display.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a touch sensitive display for displaying digital content and detecting a navigation gesture that is made on the touch sensitive display; and a user interface that (a) includes an options overlay which, when active, causes display of a plurality of command options on the touch sensitive display, and (b) invokes a response to detection of the navigation gesture when the options overlay is active, wherein the response invoked by the user interface is independent of a particular location on the touch sensitive display where the navigation gesture is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive display for displaying digital content and detecting gestures made by a user; and a user interface that includes a reading overlay and an options overlay, wherein; detection of a first forward transition gesture causes the user interface to transition from the reading overlay to the options overlay, the user interface is configured to cause display of, on the touch sensitive display, a plurality of command options upon transitioning to the options overlay, the user interface is configured to respond to a command option navigation gesture that is detected by the touch sensitive display while the plurality of command options are displayed, and the first forward transition gesture and the command option navigation gesture are responded to without regard to a particular location on the touch sensitive display where such gestures are detected. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by at least one a processor, cause a user interface control process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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displaying a plurality of command options on a display device; and detecting and responding to a navigation gesture made on a touch sensitive surface of the display device while the plurality of command options are displayed, wherein the navigation gesture is responded to without regard to a particular location on the touch sensitive surface where said gesture is detected. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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