Hand-held device and method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface
First Claim
1. A method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device, said method comprising:
- defining a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function as being active;
detecting a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function;
detecting a transition gesture including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, wherein upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a next one corresponding to a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions;
detecting a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function; and
detecting the transition gesture including the pointer pattern movement, and defining a next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the two or more controllable interface function, wherein when the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions was the active one of the two or more controllable interface functions when the transition gesture was detected, the next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions defined as being active is no longer the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions.
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Abstract
A hand-held device and method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device are provided. The method includes defining as being active a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function. A control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function. A transition gesture is then detected including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, where upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions. A further control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device, said method comprising:
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defining a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function as being active; detecting a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function; detecting a transition gesture including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, wherein upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a next one corresponding to a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions; detecting a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function; and detecting the transition gesture including the pointer pattern movement, and defining a next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the two or more controllable interface function, wherein when the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions was the active one of the two or more controllable interface functions when the transition gesture was detected, the next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions defined as being active is no longer the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held device comprising:
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a single pointer touch sensitive user interface; and a user input controller, coupled to the single pointer touch sensitive user interface, the user input controller including an active function identifier module, a movement to function control mapping module, and a pattern matching module for detecting a transition gesture; and a storage module for maintaining a set of two or more controllable interface functions; wherein the active function identifier module upon detection of a transition gesture by the pattern matching module defines a next one in the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being active; and wherein the hand-held device is adapted to define a first one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function as being active;
detect a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associate the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function;
detect the transition gesture including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, wherein upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines the next one corresponding to a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions;
detect a control gesture including a pointer pattern movement and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pointer pattern movement adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function; and
detect the transition gesture including the pointer pattern movement, and define the next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the two or more controllable interface function, wherein when the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions was the active one of the two or more controllable interface functions when the transition gesture was detected, the next one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions defined as being active is no longer the second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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