Accessing remote screen content
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1. A method for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture including a location;
selecting at least one base icon on the display screen located at a distance greater than a predetermined distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location;
generating a target icon for each selected base icon; and
displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected, wherein displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until the action dismissing the target icons is detected comprises displaying the target icons and the base icons simultaneously on the display screen until the action dismissing the target icons is detected.
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating user access to remote content from a current location is presented. The method comprises the following steps. An activation gesture is detected. The activation gesture includes a location. At least one base icon on the display screen located at a distance greater than a predetermined distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location is selected. A target icon for each selected base icon is generated. The target icons are output for display in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected.
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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 including a location; selecting at least one base icon on the display screen located at a distance greater than a predetermined distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location; generating a target icon for each selected base icon; and displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until an action dismissing the target icons is detected, wherein displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location until the action dismissing the target icons is detected comprises displaying the target icons and the base icons simultaneously on the display screen until the action dismissing the target icons is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for accessing remotely located icons on a display screen, comprising:
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detecting an activation gesture, the activation gesture including a location and a selection; selecting at least one base icon remotely located on the display screen, wherein selecting the at least one base icon remotely located on the display screen comprises determining whether the activation gesture'"'"'s selection includes a source icon and, if so, selecting at least one base icon remotely located on the display screen representing content compatible with the source icon; generating a target icon for each selected base icon; and displaying the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location simultaneously with the selected at least one base icon until an action dismissing the target icons is detected. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system for facilitating user access to remote icons on a display device, the system comprising:
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the display device capable of displaying a plurality of icons; a user input device for interfacing with and interacting with a user; and a computing device, communicatively coupled to the display device and to the user input device, and configured to; output the plurality of icons for display on the display device; detect an activation gesture including a location; and upon detecting the activation gesture; select at least one base icon on the display screen located at a distance greater than a predetermined distance from the activation gesture'"'"'s location; generate a target icon for each selected base icon; output the target icons in proximity to the activation gesture'"'"'s location to the display device until an action dismissing the target icons is detected; and output for display to the display device a connection between each target icon and a corresponding base icon. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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