User-interface features for computers with contact-sensitive displays
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1. A method for configuring a user-interface of a computer, the method comprising:
- providing a set of one or more features within a designated input area of a display of the computer, wherein each of the set of features is operable through contact between an object and the display in order to cause the computer to perform a function designated to be provided with that feature;
detecting a tap event on the display of the computer;
associating the tap event with a first feature in the set of features, the first feature including a first graphic in the designated input area that has a first function assigned to it;
displaying one or more alternate features that are not in the set of features in response to detecting the tap event;
detecting, through contact between the object and the display, a selection of a second feature from the one or more alternate features, the second feature including a second graphic that has a second function assigned to it; and
providing the second feature in place of the first feature as one of the set of features provided within the designated input area.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein provide for a portable computer with a contact-sensitive display having a user-interface that is configurable through user-contact with the display. An active input area may be provided that is configurable in appearance and functionality. The contents of the active input area, its functionality, and the manner in which it is oriented, particularly with respect to a left or right handedness, are described herein.
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1. A method for configuring a user-interface of a computer, the method comprising:
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providing a set of one or more features within a designated input area of a display of the computer, wherein each of the set of features is operable through contact between an object and the display in order to cause the computer to perform a function designated to be provided with that feature; detecting a tap event on the display of the computer; associating the tap event with a first feature in the set of features, the first feature including a first graphic in the designated input area that has a first function assigned to it; displaying one or more alternate features that are not in the set of features in response to detecting the tap event; detecting, through contact between the object and the display, a selection of a second feature from the one or more alternate features, the second feature including a second graphic that has a second function assigned to it; and providing the second feature in place of the first feature as one of the set of features provided within the designated input area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer comprising:
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a display surface; and a processor configured to operate the display surface and to; provide a persistent feature on the display surface for enabling user-input; display a set of icons, including one or more existing icons, with the persistent feature on the display surface, each of the set of one or more existing icons being associated with a pre-associated function; enable a user to select, through one or more inputs, one or more new icons that are to be provided with the persistent feature, the processor being configured to automatically replace one or more of the existing icons with the selected one or more new icons, so that the selected one or more new icons are in place of one or more existing icons in the set of icons that are displayed with the persistent feature, wherein the one or more new icons are selected from a plurality of icons; wherein the one or more inputs correspond to the user making contact with a region of the display screen where the one or more icons in the displayed set of icons are provided, the user making contact with one of a finger or an object; and wherein the persistent feature is provided by the processor to be present on the display surface before the user selects the one or more icons that are to be provided with the persistent feature, the persistent feature being either (i) always present or (ii) presented automatically in response to one or more events; and associate a new function with each of the selected one or more new icons. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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