LIST FOR TOUCH SCREENS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- presenting a list comprising multiple list items on a touch screen, each list item of the multiple list items associated with a touch area, and each list item comprising a wide area having a first thickness dimension marking a location of the associated touch area and a narrow area having a second thickness dimension narrower than the first thickness dimension, the wide and narrow areas adjoining to define a presentation area wherein;
the wide area of a first list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a first widthwise position of the presentation area of the first list item;
the wide area of a second list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a second widthwise position of the presentation area of the second list item;
the second list item is adjacent the first list item in the list; and
the first widthwise position differs from the second widthwise position along a widthwise dimension of the list;
defining the touch area of the first list item to coincide with the wide area of the first list item; and
defining the touch area of the second list item to coincide with the wide area of the second list item.
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Abstract
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for increasing the accuracy with which list items may be selected on a touch screen. A machine-readable storage medium includes instructions that when executed cause a computing device to present a list of multiple list items on a touch screen, each associated with a touch area and including a wide area marking a location of the touch area and a narrow area narrower than the wide area, the wide and narrow areas defining a presentation area wherein the wide areas of adjacent first and second list items are positioned at different first and second widthwise positions, respectively, and wherein the touch areas of the first and second list items coincide with the wide areas of the first and second list items, respectively. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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presenting a list comprising multiple list items on a touch screen, each list item of the multiple list items associated with a touch area, and each list item comprising a wide area having a first thickness dimension marking a location of the associated touch area and a narrow area having a second thickness dimension narrower than the first thickness dimension, the wide and narrow areas adjoining to define a presentation area wherein; the wide area of a first list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a first widthwise position of the presentation area of the first list item; the wide area of a second list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a second widthwise position of the presentation area of the second list item; the second list item is adjacent the first list item in the list; and the first widthwise position differs from the second widthwise position along a widthwise dimension of the list; defining the touch area of the first list item to coincide with the wide area of the first list item; and defining the touch area of the second list item to coincide with the wide area of the second list item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor component; a presentation component for execution by the processor component to present a list comprising multiple list items arranged along a lengthwise dimension of the list on a touch screen, to position a first wide area of a first list item of the multiple list items at a first widthwise position of a first presentation area of the first list item, and to position a second wide area of a second list item of the multiple list items at a second widthwise position of a second presentation area of the second list item, the second list item adjacent the first list item in the list, and the second widthwise position differing from the first widthwise position along a widthwise dimension transverse to the lengthwise dimension; and a touch component for execution by the processor component to define a first touch area associated with the first list item to coincide with the first wide area, and to define a second touch area associated with the second list item to coincide with the second wide area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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present a list comprising multiple list items on a touch screen, each list item of the multiple list items associated with a touch area, and each list item comprising a wide area having a first thickness dimension marking a location of the associated touch area and a narrow area having a second thickness dimension narrower than the first thickness dimension, the wide and narrow areas adjoining to define a presentation area wherein; the wide area of a first list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a first widthwise position of the presentation area of the first list item; the wide area of a second list item of the multiple list items is positioned at a second widthwise position of the presentation area of the second list item; the second list item is adjacent the first list item in the list; and the first widthwise position differs from the second widthwise position along a widthwise dimension of the list; define the touch area of the first list item to coincide with the wide area of the first list item; and define the touch area of the second list item to coincide with the wide area of the second list item. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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