Gestures on a touch-sensitive display

• US 8,570,286 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2010
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Laberge, Jason, Dharwada, Pallavi
• Primary Examiner(s): OSORIO, RICARDO
• Application Number:
  US12/704,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20110199314A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,355 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-159, 345/173, 345/178, 715/722, 715/756, 715/823, 715/862, 715/863
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method of showing content on a touch-sensitive display. The method includes showing content on a touch-sensitive display and detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display. The method further includes manipulating the content on the touch-sensitive display based on gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display.

Claims

1. A method of showing content on a touch-sensitive display comprising:

showing content on a touch-sensitive display, the content including a two dimensional map of an environment that includes cameras;

selecting an area on the touch-sensitive display that includes cameras by tracing a pattern on the touch-sensitive display around the area that includes the selected cameras; and

displaying a new window on the touch-sensitive display that includes video generated by each of the selected cameras.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying a new window that includes video generated by each of the selected cameras includes displaying a plurality of windows on the touch-sensitive display that includes video generated by each of the selected cameras where each camera provides video to a separate window.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting selecting an area on the touch-sensitive display includes changing the size of the selected area on the touch-sensitive display that includes the cameras.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein changing the size of the selected area on the touch-sensitive display that includes the cameras includes contacting a displayed boundary of the selected area and manipulating the boundary to add or remove cameras.