Gestures for devices having one or more touch sensitive surfaces
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1. A computer implemented method for performing operations on a device having a touch sensitive display, said method comprising:
- determining a number of fingers touching the display;
detecting a rolling gesture at a surface of the display by one or more fingers, the rolling gesture including lifting a portion of the one or more fingers previously touching the surface of the display off the display, and placing a portion of the one or more fingers previously above the surface of the display onto the display;
associating the rolling gesture with an object displayed on the display;
determining a parameter of the rolling gesture;
performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the rolling gesture; and
changing a rate of the at least one operation dynamically in response to a detected change in a number of fingers touching the surface of the display during the rolling gesture.
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Abstract
Rolling gestures on a touch sensitive surface of a device can be used to control the device or to remotely control another device. The device detects a roll, determines a parameter of the roll and performs an operation relating to the device or the other device based on the determined parameter. The touch sensitive surface of the device can be positioned on the device to enable a set of gestures for configuring the operation of the device, for operating the device and for enabling additional gestures for operating the device.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for performing operations on a device having a touch sensitive display, said method comprising:
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determining a number of fingers touching the display; detecting a rolling gesture at a surface of the display by one or more fingers, the rolling gesture including lifting a portion of the one or more fingers previously touching the surface of the display off the display, and placing a portion of the one or more fingers previously above the surface of the display onto the display; associating the rolling gesture with an object displayed on the display; determining a parameter of the rolling gesture; performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the rolling gesture; and changing a rate of the at least one operation dynamically in response to a detected change in a number of fingers touching the surface of the display during the rolling gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer system comprising:
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a touch sensitive display; means for determining a number of fingers touching the display; means for detecting a rolling gesture at a surface of the display by one or more fingers, the roll including lifting a portion of the one or more fingers previously touching the surface of the display off the display, and placing a portion of the one or more fingers previously above the surface of the display onto the display; means for associating the rolling gesture with an object displayed on the display; means for determining a parameter of the rolling gesture; means for performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the rolling gesture; and changing a rate of the at least one operation dynamically in response to a detected change in a number of fingers touching the surface of the display during the rolling gesture. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of using a first device to control a second device, said method comprising:
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determining a number of fingers touching a touch sensitive display surface of the first device; detecting a rolling gesture by one or more fingers on the touch sensitive display surface of the first device, the rolling gesture including lifting a portion of the one or more fingers previously touching the surface of the device off the device, and placing a portion of the one or more fingers previously above the surface of the device onto the device; determining a parameter of the roll; generating a signal according to the determined parameter; transmitting the generated signal from the first device to the second device; controlling the second device according to the transmitted signal; and changing a rate of the at least one operation dynamically in response to a detected change in a number of fingers touching the surface of the display during the rolling gesture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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