Touch sensitive device with pinch-based archive and restore functionality
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a display for displaying content to a user;
a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and
a user interface including an archive/restore mode that can be activated in response to user contact via the touch sensitive surface, the user contact including a selection of content followed by a multipoint pinch gesture, wherein the archive/restore mode is configured to archive the selected content in response to an inward multipoint pinch gesture and restore archived content in response to an outward multipoint pinch gesture.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for archiving and restoring content in electronic touch sensitive devices. The archive/restore function can be used to move, delete, or restore content that may be displayed on a screen. The user can engage the function with a particular pinch-based gesture. In some cases, the archive function includes closing a document or application, saving a file to a selected location, reversibly deleting a file, permanently deleting a file, or deleting a user-selected portion of content. In some cases, the restore function includes recovering a file from the trash bin by saving it to a previous save location, or returning content view to a previous state. In some cases, the archive function includes deleting a user-selected portion of a document, deleting a file, saving a file to a selected location, or saving one or more items to a previous save location.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a display for displaying content to a user; a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and a user interface including an archive/restore mode that can be activated in response to user contact via the touch sensitive surface, the user contact including a selection of content followed by a multipoint pinch gesture, wherein the archive/restore mode is configured to archive the selected content in response to an inward multipoint pinch gesture and restore archived content in response to an outward multipoint pinch gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a display having a touch screen interface and for displaying content to a user; and a user interface including an archive/restore mode configured to archive content in response to a selection of one or more currently displayed content items followed by an inward multipoint pinch gesture received via the touch screen interface, the mode further configured to restore archived content in response to an outward multipoint pinch gesture received via the touch screen interface. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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receiving a selection of one or more currently displayed content items; in response to a subsequent inward multipoint pinch gesture via a touch sensitive interface, archiving content associated with the selection; and in response to an outward multipoint pinch gesture via the touch sensitive interface, restoring archived content. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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