Method, device computer program and graphical user interface for user input of an electronic device
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying a plurality of graphical items on a touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity;
detecting a coupling, formed by a user, of at least two graphical items, the coupling comprising, a trace on the touch sensitive display between the at least two graphical items, wherein when the user begins to make the trace, an indication is displayed to indicate the item on which the trace began; and
,performing an action dependent upon the identity of the coupled graphical items.
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Abstract
A method of controlling an electronic device including a touch sensitive display the method including displaying a plurality of graphical items on the touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity; detecting a coupling, formed by a user, of at least two graphical items, the coupling including, a trace on the touch sensitive display between the at least two graphical items; and, performing an action dependent upon the identity of the coupled graphical items.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of graphical items on a touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity; detecting a coupling, formed by a user, of at least two graphical items, the coupling comprising, a trace on the touch sensitive display between the at least two graphical items, wherein when the user begins to make the trace, an indication is displayed to indicate the item on which the trace began; and
,performing an action dependent upon the identity of the coupled graphical items. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 30)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a touch sensitive display configured to display a plurality of graphical items; a detector configured to detect user input on the touch sensitive display; and a controller configured to control the touch sensitive display; wherein each graphical item has an identity and the controller is arranged, in response to detection, by the detector, of a coupling formed by a user between the at least two graphical items comprising a trace on the touch sensitive display between the at least two graphical items, to control the apparatus to perform an action dependent on the identity of the coupled graphical items and the controller is also configured to control the display to display an indication, which indicates the item on which the trace began, when the user begins to make the trace. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program recorded on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program instructions for controlling an electronic device comprising a touch sensitive display which, when loaded into a processor, execution of the program instructions results in performing operations comprising:
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controlling the display to display a plurality of graphical items on the touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity; detecting a coupling, formed by a user, of at least two graphical items, the coupling comprising a trace on the touch sensitive screen between the at least two graphical items, wherein when the user begins to make the trace an indication is displayed to indicate the item on which the trace began; and controlling the device to perform an action dependent upon the identity of the coupled graphical items, wherein the computer program is recorded on a computer readable medium. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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31. A graphical user interface that:
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displays a plurality of graphical items on the touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity; enables the coupling of at least two graphical items by a user making a trace between the at least two graphical items; and
, in response to detecting the coupling of the at least two graphical itemsenables performance of an action of the device wherein the action performed depends on the identity of the at least two graphical items.
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32. A method of controlling an electronic device using a touch sensitive display the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of graphical items on the touch sensitive display where each graphical item has an identity; detecting a coupling, formed by a user, of two graphical items comprising a trace on the touch sensitive display between the two graphical items, wherein when the user begins to make the trace an indication is displayed to indicate the item on which the trace began; performing a first action of the device, in response to the detection of the coupling of a first graphical item to a second graphical item; and performing a second action of the device, in response to the detection of the coupling of the first graphical item to a third graphical item.
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