INITIATING A HELP FEATURE
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1. A method for initiating a help feature, comprising:
- detecting and making a first determination as to whether a interaction with a surface associated with a user interface matches a predetermined first gesture;
following a positive first determination, detecting and making a second determination as to whether a second interaction with the, surface matches a predetermined second gesture; and
following a positive second determination, identifying one of a plurality of controls presented in the user interface and causing a display of a help feature corresponding to the identified control, the identified control corresponding to the second interaction.
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Abstract
A method for initiating a help feature includes detecting and making a first determination as to whether a first interaction with a surface associated with a user interface matches a predetermined first gesture. Following a positive first determination, a second interaction is detected and a second determination is made as to whether a second interaction with the surface matches a predetermined second gesture. Following a positive second determination, one of a plurality of controls presented in the user interface that corresponds to the second interaction is identified. A help feature corresponding to the identified control is caused to be displayed.
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1. A method for initiating a help feature, comprising:
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detecting and making a first determination as to whether a interaction with a surface associated with a user interface matches a predetermined first gesture; following a positive first determination, detecting and making a second determination as to whether a second interaction with the, surface matches a predetermined second gesture; and following a positive second determination, identifying one of a plurality of controls presented in the user interface and causing a display of a help feature corresponding to the identified control, the identified control corresponding to the second interaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for initiating a help feature, the system comprising a computer readable memory resource having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a processing resource to implement a system, the system comprising a mapping engine, a gesture engine, and a display engine, wherein:
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the gesture engine is configured to identify a user'"'"'s interaction with a surface associated with a user interface being displayed and to determine if the interaction matches a first predetermined gesture followed by a second predetermined gesture; and upon a positive determination, the mapping engine is configured to identify one of a plurality of controls being displayed in the user interface that corresponds to the second gesture, and the display engine is configured to cause a display of a help feature corresponding to the identified control. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising a mapping engine, a gesture engine, and a display engine, wherein;
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the mapping engine is configured, for each of a plurality of controls of a user interface, to map that control to a help data relevant to that control; the gesture engine is configured to identify a user'"'"'s interaction with the surface and to determine if the interaction matches a predetermined first gesture followed by a predetermined second gesture; upon a positive determination by the gesture engine, the mapping engine is configured to identify one of the plurality of controls of the user interface corresponding to the second gesture, and the display engine is configured to cause a display of the help data mapped to the identified control. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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