Reversible user interface component
First Claim
1. A tactile user interface comprising:
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memory which stores instructions configured for displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects on the display device,the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the widget being flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side,the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective document having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes, wherein the response of the graphic objects includes movement of at least some of the objects relative to the widget, such that graphic objects representing documents having an attribute corresponding the currently displayed side of the widget respond by moving towards the widget and graphic objects representing documents without the attribute respond in a different way.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a widget and a tactile user interface which displays the widget are disclosed which enable menu-setting operations with minimal touch gestures and occupation of screen space. The interface includes a touch sensitive display device and memory which stores instructions for displaying the widget and a set of graphic objects together on the display device. The widget has two or more virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality. The widget is flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed. The graphic objects are associated, in memory, with respective items having attributes. The graphic objects exhibit a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes of the respective items.
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24 Claims
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1. A tactile user interface comprising:
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a touch sensitive display device; memory which stores instructions configured for displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects on the display device, the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the widget being flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side, the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective document having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes, wherein the response of the graphic objects includes movement of at least some of the objects relative to the widget, such that graphic objects representing documents having an attribute corresponding the currently displayed side of the widget respond by moving towards the widget and graphic objects representing documents without the attribute respond in a different way. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 19)
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12. A tactile user interface comprising:
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a touch sensitive display device; memory which stores instructions configured for displaying a set of graphic objects on the display device and for displaying a widget on the display device which is positionable near the graphic objects, the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the widget being flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side, the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective item having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes, wherein each functionality comprises a clustering functionality such that each of a plurality of the sides of the widget is associated with a different number of clusters, the memory storing instructions for clustering the graphical objects into a number of clusters as a function of the attributes of the items, the number of clusters corresponding to the number of clusters associated with the currently displayed side of the widget. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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20. A method for selection of a functionality for a widget displayed on a tactile user interface comprising:
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displaying a widget and a set of graphic objects contemporaneously on a display device of a tactile user interface, the widget having a plurality of virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality, the first and second sides each displaying a representation of the respective widget functionality, the graphic objects each being associated, in memory, with a respective item having attributes, the graphic objects exhibiting a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes of the respective item, wherein the response of the graphic objects includes movement of at least some of the objects relative to the widget, such that graphic objects representing documents having an attribute corresponding the currently displayed side of the widget respond by moving towards the widget and graphic objects representing documents without the attribute respond in a different way; with a processor, recognizing a touch gesture on the widget corresponding to a transformation of the widget from a first of the sides to a second of the sides; displaying the widget being flipped, in response to the recognized touch gesture, from the first of the sides to the second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed from a first functionality associated with the first side to a second functionality associated with the second side. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A reconfigurable widget comprising:
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a first virtual side associated in memory of a computing device with a first functionality selected from a predetermined set of functionalities, each of the functionalities being operable on displayed objects when the widget is moved towards the displayed objects, each object representing respective document, the first functionality being actuated only when the first side is displayed on a touch sensitive display device and the second side is hidden from view; and a second virtual side associated with a second functionality selected from the predetermined set of functionalities, the second functionality being actuated only when the second side is displayed on the display device and the first side is hidden from view; the widget being rotatable about an axis between the first and second sides in response to a recognized touch gesture on the display device, and wherein a response of the displayed objects includes movement of at least some of the objects relative to the widget, such that displayed objects representing documents having an attribute corresponding the currently displayed side of the widget respond by moving towards the widget and displayed objects representing documents without the attribute respond in a different way.
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