System and method for accessing remote screen content
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture having an origin, a direction, a location, and a selection;
selecting base icons on the display screen according to the activation gesture;
generating a target cluster of target icons, wherein each target icon corresponds to a selected base icon remotely displayed on the display screen;
displaying the target cluster at a predetermined proximity distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location; and
displaying target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected; and
upon detecting an action dismissing the target cluster, removing the target cluster from the display screen.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating user access to remote content from a current location is presented. The invention monitors for and detects an activation gesture. The activation gesture may include an empty or nonempty selection, the nonempty selection having a source icon. Upon detecting the activation gesture, a target region is determined according to the activation gesture. Target icons capable of responding to activation gestures'"'"' selection are selected from those icons within the target region. If the activation gesture includes a nonempty selection having a source icon, only those icons within the target region and compatible with the source icon are selected. The target icons are displayed in a cluster in the proximity of the working location until a user action dismissing the cluster is detected.
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61 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display screen, the method comprising:
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detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture having an origin, a direction, a location, and a selection; selecting base icons on the display screen according to the activation gesture; generating a target cluster of target icons, wherein each target icon corresponds to a selected base icon remotely displayed on the display screen; displaying the target cluster at a predetermined proximity distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location; and displaying target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected; and upon detecting an action dismissing the target cluster, removing the target cluster from the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer system for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display device, the system comprising:
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a display device capable of displaying a plurality of icons; a user input device for interfacing with and interacting with the user; and a computing device, communicatively coupled to the display device and to the user input device, for; displaying a plurality of icons on the display device; detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture having an origin, a direction, a location, and a selection, and upon detecting the activation gesture; selecting base icons from the plurality of icons displayed on the display device; generating a target cluster of target icons, wherein each target icon corresponds to a selected base icon remotely displayed on the display screen; displaying target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location on the display device until an action dismissing the target icons is detected; and upon detecting an action dismissing the target cluster, removing the target cluster from the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for carrying out the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture having an origin, a direction, a location, and a selection; selecting base icons on a display screen according to the activation gesture; generating a target cluster of target icons, wherein each target icon corresponds to a selected base icon remotely displayed on the display screen; displaying target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected; and upon detecting an action dismissing the target cluster, removing the target cluster from the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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