Operating system for handheld computing device having program icon auto hide
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1. A handheld computing device comprising:
- a processor;
a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) area, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the GUI area to form a region outside of the GUI area; and
an operating system execution the processor to provide a GUI environment and to present or hide one or more program icons within the GUI area in response to contact in the region.
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Abstract
A portable handheld computing device has a processor and a touch-sensitive display. The display includes a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, whereby the touch-sensitive area extends beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area. The handheld computing device has an operating system that executes on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment capable of presenting a program taskbar within the viewing area. The operating system is configured to present a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact from a stylus in the border beneath the viewing area.
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25 Claims
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1. A handheld computing device comprising:
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a processor;
a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) area, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the GUI area to form a region outside of the GUI area; and
an operating system execution the processor to provide a GUI environment and to present or hide one or more program icons within the GUI area in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A handheld computing device comprising:
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a processor;
a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive area juxtaposed to an imaging area wherein changeable images can be presented, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the imaging area to form a region outside of the imaging area but within the touch-sensitive area; and
an operating system executing on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment and to present or bide one or more icons within the imaging area in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (9)
(1) elapse of a predefined time period;
(2) transferring focus to a location other than the icons; and
(3) contacting a section of the touch-sensitive area other than the icons.
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10. For a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, an operating system embodied on a computer-readable medium comprising:
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wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) area that supports at least one program icon, the touch-sensitive display extending beyond the GUI area to form a region outside of the GUI area; and
computer-executable instructions to provide the GUI and to present or hide the at least one program icon in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. For a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, an operating system embodied on a computer-readable medium comprising:
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wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises a touch-sensitive area juxtaposed to an imaging area wherein changeable images can be presented, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the imaging area to form a region outside of the imaging area; and
computer-executable instructions to provide a graphical user interface environment and to present or hide at least one icon within the imaging area in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (15)
(1) elapse of a predefined time period;
(2) transferring focus to a location other than the icons; and
(3) contacting a section of the touch-sensitive area other than the icons.
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16. A method for operating a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
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wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) area that supports at least one program icon, the touch-sensitive display extending beyond the GUI area to form a region outside of the GUI area;
presenting the GUI area; and
presenting or hiding the at least one program icon in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
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wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a graphical user interface (GUI) area that supports at least one program icon, the touch-sensitive display extending beyond the GUI area to form a region outside of the GUI area;
presenting the GUI area; and
presenting or hiding the at least one icon in the imaging area in response to contact in the region. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
(1) elapse of a predefined time period;
(2) transferring focus to a location other than the icons; and
(3) contacting a section of the touch-sensitive area other than the icons.
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24. An operating system embodied on a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method as recited in claim 22.
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25. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the method as recited in claim 22.
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