CONTENT NAVIGATION AND SELECTION IN AN EYES-FREE MODE
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a touch sensitive surface for detecting gestures made by a user; and
a user interface including a manual mode in which the user interface is configured to respond to a content selection gesture by selecting a segment of displayed digital content, wherein the content selection gesture is responded to without regard to a particular location on the touch sensitive surface where said 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 surface for detecting gestures made by a user; and a user interface including a manual mode in which the user interface is configured to respond to a content selection gesture by selecting a segment of displayed digital content, wherein the content selection gesture is responded to without regard to a particular location on the touch sensitive surface where said gesture is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile electronic device comprising:
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a touch sensitive display for displaying digital content and detecting gestures made by a user; a speaker; a text-to-speech module; and a user interface including (a) a reading mode in which the text-to-speech module converts the displayed digital content into an audio signal that is aurally presented using the speaker, and (b) a manual mode in which the playing of the audio signal generated by the text-to-speech module is paused, wherein; detection of a transition command gesture causes the user interface to toggle back-and-forth between the reading and manual modes, the user interface is configured to respond to a content selection gesture that is detected by the touch sensitive display while the user interface is in the manual mode by selecting a segment of the displayed digital content, and the transition command gesture and the content selection gesture are responded to without regard to a particular location on the touch sensitive display where such gestures are detected. - View Dependent Claims (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 processor, cause a content selection process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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displaying digital content on a display; detecting a content selection gesture made on a touch sensitive surface; responding to the content selection gesture by selecting a segment of displayed digital content, wherein the content selection 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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