Touch screen

• US 8,614,665 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2010
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Xintian
• Primary Examiner(s): Beck, Alexander S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Truong, Nguyen H
• Application Number:
  US12/950,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20120127086A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 715/711, 715856-863
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention comprises a mobile computing device comprising processing components, memory components, a wireless receiver/transmitter, and an electronic display. The electronic display is adapted to detect a location of a touch and comprises a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between a mobile computing device browsing mode and a mobile computing device editing mode, wherein the mobile computing device editing mode comprises a second icon comprising a first element and a second element. The first element is adapted to select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display and display a menu. The second element is adapted to move the second icon, change editing mode functions, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising,

processing components;

memory components;

a wireless receiver/transmitter; and

an electronic display,

adapted to detect a location of a touch on the electronic display, and

comprising a first icon adapted to,

toggle the mobile computing device between,

a first mobile computing device operating state, and

a second mobile computing device operating state, and

display a second icon upon activation of the second mobile computing device operating state, wherein,

the second icon,

comprises,

 

a first element, and

 

a second element, and

is adapted to select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display by,

changing the first element to a desired first element prior to movement of the first element occurring on the electronic display and in response to a tapping operation on the second element,

changing a function of the first element from a first function to a second function,

using the second element to position the second icon at a first location and a second location,

touching the first element to display a menu comprising one or more menu options, and

selecting at least one of the one or more menu options, and,

the second element is located proximal to the first element.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein, the first icon is adapted to switch the mobile computing device from the,

first mobile computing device operating state to the second mobile computing device operating state upon the first icon receiving a first touch;

and

second mobile computing device operating state to the first mobile computing device operating state upon the first icon receiving a second touch.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein,

the second icon is moved upon receiving a first touch of the second element;

the editing start position is established upon receiving a second touch of the second element, and

the editing end position is established upon receiving a third touch of the second element.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein,

changing the first element to a desired first element comprises,

tapping the second element;

and

changing the first element from an original first element icon to a new first element icon.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 15 wherein,

changing the first element from an original first element icon to a new first element icon comprises changing from one of an arrow, a cursor, a pointed finger, and a four-way arrow to another of the arrow, cursor, pointed finger and four-way arrow;

and

changing the function from a first function to a second function comprises changing from one of a text selection functionality, an objection selection functionality, and an object movement functionality to another of the text selection functionality, an objection selection functionality, and an object movement functionality.

4. A method of using a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

selecting a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein selecting the first object,

changes a mobile computing device operating state from a first mobile computing device operating state to a second mobile computing device operating state, and

displays a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen upon activation of the second mobile computing device operating state, the second object,

comprising a first element and a second element, wherein, a portion of a display on the mobile computing device touch screen is selected by,

changing the first element to a desired first element without substantial movement of the first element on the electronic display in response to a tapping operation on the second element,

changing a function of the first element from a first function to a second function,

positioning the second object at a first location, touching the second element a first time,

dragging the second element from the first location to a second location,

touching the second element a second time, and

selecting a text section,

being adapted to,

receive user input corresponding to the second mobile computing device operating state, and

operatively change what is displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen;

and

re-selecting the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein re-selecting the first object,

returns the mobile computing device operating state to the mobile computing device first operating state, and

removes the second object from the mobile computing device touch screen.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein,

the first mobile computing device operating state comprises a browsing mode;

and

the second mobile computing device operation state comprises an editing mode.

6. The method of claim 4 further comprising,

touching the first element;

and

displaying a menu.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein, the menu comprises at least one of,

a copy selection,

a cut selection, and

a paste selection.

8. A mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

a first icon comprising,

a first mode adapted to place a mobile computing device in a first operating state, and

a second mode adapted to place the mobile computing device in a second operating state;

and

a second icon, wherein the second icon is displayed upon activation of the second operating state, the second icon comprising,

a first element adapted to,

be changed from a first object to a second object prior to movement of the first element occurring on the electronic display and in response to a tapping operation on the second element, and

select at least one object displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen upon changing a first element function from a first function to a second function, and

a second element adapted to,

position the second object, and

receive a fingertip without covering the first element.

9. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 8 wherein, the first object is adapted to switch between the first mode and the second mode upon the first object being selected on the touch screen.

10. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 8 wherein, the first element adapted to be changed from a first object to a second object comprises,

changing from one of,

a text selection icon,

at least one general selection icon, and

a movement icon,

to another of the text selection icon, at least one general section icon, and the movement icon.

11. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 8 wherein, the second object is adapted to be positioned by,

placing a fingertip on the second element;

and

dragging the second element.

12. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions to perform a method of operating a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

touching a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen a first time;

changing from a first mobile computing device operating mode to second mobile computing device operating mode;

displaying a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen at a first location upon activation of the second mobile computing device operating state, wherein the second object comprises a first element and a second element;

changing the first element to a desired first element without substantial movement of the first element on the electronic display and in response to a tapping operation on the second element;

changing a function of the first element from a first function to a second function;

touching the second element a first time;

dragging the second object to a second location;

touching the second element a second time;

dragging the second object to a third location;

touching the second element a third time;

touching the first element a first time;

displaying a menu; and

choosing a menu selection.

13. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions of claim 12 wherein,

choosing a menu selection comprises choosing one of a cut and a copy selection;

and further comprising,

touching the second element a fourth time;

dragging the second object to a fourth location;

touching the first element a second time;

displaying the menu; and

choosing a paste menu selection.

14. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor readable instructions of claim 13 further comprising,

touching the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen a secondtime;

and

returning to a first mobile computing device operating mode.