Gesture entry techniques
First Claim
1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch sensitive display; and
data processing circuitry configured to;
cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture entry screen;
receive an entered gesture performed on the gesture entry screen, wherein the entered gesture comprises a selection of a set of selectable graphical elements of a plurality of selectable graphical elements displayed on the touch sensitive display and selected along a path in a first order;
determine a representation of the entered gesture based on the entered gesture;
cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture replay screen following the determination of the representation of the entered gesture;
cause the touch sensitive display to display a replay of the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen, wherein the replay comprises a sequential illumination of each of the selected set of selectable graphical elements along the path commencing from a first selected selectable graphical element to a last selected selectable graphical element in the representation of the entered gesture such that the complete representation of the entered gesture is replayed, and wherein the sequential illumination illustrates the path of the selected set of selectable graphical elements in the first order;
cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture verification screen following one or more replays of the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen;
receive a reentered gesture performed on the gesture verification screen;
indicate a verified gesture if the reentered gesture matches the representation of the entered gesture; and
save the verified gesture.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for entering, verifying, and saving a gesture on a touch-sensitive display device. In one embodiment, the device displays a gesture entry screen where a user enters a gesture. The device estimates the entered gesture and displays the estimated gesture on a gesture replay screen. The estimated gesture may be replayed repeatedly until stopped, and the device may display a gesture verification screen where the user may reenter the gesture. The device verifies if the re-entered gesture is substantially the same as the original estimated gesture. Some embodiments include a visible trace following a user'"'"'s touch on the touch-sensitive display, where the trace may change in color and/or length depending on the speed, duration, and/or complexity of an entered gesture. Some embodiments include display indicator(s) (e.g., a strength bar, color change, timer, etc.) to indicate the strength and/or elapsed time during an entry or replay of a gesture.
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33 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch sensitive display; and data processing circuitry configured to; cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture entry screen; receive an entered gesture performed on the gesture entry screen, wherein the entered gesture comprises a selection of a set of selectable graphical elements of a plurality of selectable graphical elements displayed on the touch sensitive display and selected along a path in a first order; determine a representation of the entered gesture based on the entered gesture; cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture replay screen following the determination of the representation of the entered gesture; cause the touch sensitive display to display a replay of the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen, wherein the replay comprises a sequential illumination of each of the selected set of selectable graphical elements along the path commencing from a first selected selectable graphical element to a last selected selectable graphical element in the representation of the entered gesture such that the complete representation of the entered gesture is replayed, and wherein the sequential illumination illustrates the path of the selected set of selectable graphical elements in the first order; cause the touch sensitive display to display a gesture verification screen following one or more replays of the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen; receive a reentered gesture performed on the gesture verification screen; indicate a verified gesture if the reentered gesture matches the representation of the entered gesture; and save the verified gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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displaying a gesture entry screen on a touch sensitive display; receiving an entered gesture performed on the gesture entry screen, wherein the entered gesture comprises a selection of a set of selectable graphical elements of a plurality of selectable graphical elements displayed on the touch sensitive display and selected along a path in a first order; determining a representation of the entered gesture based on the entered gesture received on the gesture entry screen; displaying a gesture replay screen on the touch sensitive display subsequent to a completion of the performed entered gesture on the gesture entry screen; replaying the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen, wherein replaying the representation of the entered gesture comprises sequentially illuminating each of the selected set of selectable graphical elements along the path commencing from a first selected selectable graphical element to a last selected selectable graphical element in the representation of the entered gesture such that the complete representation of the entered gesture is replayed, and wherein sequentially illuminating comprises illustrating the path of the selected set of selectable graphical elements in the first order; displaying a gesture verification screen on the touch sensitive display succeeding at least one replay of the representation of the entered gesture on the gesture replay screen; receiving a reentered gesture performed on the gesture verification screen; indicating a verified gesture if the reentered gesture matches the representation of the entered gesture; and saving the verified gesture. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A touch sensitive electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors configured to cause a touch sensitive display to present a gesture entry screen, present a gesture replay screen following the presentation of the gesture entry screen, and to present a gesture verification screen following the presentation of the gesture replay screen, and configured to; receive an entered gesture performed via the gesture entry screen, wherein the entered gesture comprises a selection of a set of selectable graphical elements of a plurality of selectable graphical elements displayed on the touch sensitive display and selected along a path in a first order; calculate a representation of the entered gesture during the performance of the entered gesture; instruct the touch sensitive display to iteratively display a performance of the representation of the entered gesture over a period of time via the gesture replay screen and following the performance of the entered gesture, wherein the iteratively displayed performance comprises a sequential illumination of each of the selected set of selectable graphical elements along the path commencing from a first selected selectable graphical element to a last selected selectable graphical element in the representation of the entered gesture such that the complete representation of the entered gesture is replayed, and wherein the sequential illumination illustrates the path of the selected set of selectable graphical elements in the first order; receive a reentered gesture performed via the gesture verification screen, and indicate a verified gesture if the reentered gesture matches the representation of the entered gesture. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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