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Method and apparatus for setting attributes and initiating actions through gestures

  • US 7,895,537 B2
  • Filed: 12/29/2003
  • Issued: 02/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for setting attributes and initiating actions for an item in a list of items displayed in a graphical user interface, the method comprising:

  • presenting a list of items to the user via the graphical user interface;

    presenting, for each of said items, a gestural icon associated with and in close proximity to said item;

    providing an action icon menu having one or more action icons to the user in response to the user selecting said gestural icon associated with an item; and

    marking said associated item for a desired action from said action icon menu, wherein the user is allowed to cause said associated item to be marked without navigating to a different area of the display and said gestural icon is replaced with an icon indicating a selected action in response to the user performing a predefined gesture representing the selected action.

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