Touch interpretation for displayed elements
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method for processing touch elements of an application for a device, the method comprising:
- receiving application data associated with the application, the application data providing for the touch elements, each of the touch elements comprising an activation area configured to receive a user input and to trigger at least one function of the application upon receiving the user input;
determining, from the application data, that plural ones of the touch elements are for display in a group of touch elements in the application;
classifying, before the application receives a touch input and in response to the determining, each of the touch elements of the group into one of a predetermined number of categories comprising a destructive category and a non-destructive category based on an application function of the touch element; and
reducing, before the application receives a touch input, a predetermined size of a respective activation area for at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the destructive category, and increasing the predetermined size of the respective activation area for the at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the non-destructive category, the respective activation area being changed to a size that is different than a displayed size of the at least one of the touch elements, the displayed size remaining unchanged,wherein an application function for the destructive category comprises a delete, close or exit application function, and wherein an application function for the non-destructive category comprises a maximize, favorite, or minimize application function.
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Abstract
A machine-implemented method for processing touch elements of an application of a device is provided. The method includes receiving application data associated with the application, the application data providing for the touch elements, each of the touch elements comprising an activation area configured to receive a user input and to trigger at least one function of the application upon receiving the user input. The method further includes determining, from the application data, that plural ones of the touch elements are for display in a group in the application; and classifying, in response to the determining, each of the touch elements of the group into two or more categories based on the application function of the touch element. The method further includes defining a size of the activation area for at least one of the touch elements based on the classification.
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20 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method for processing touch elements of an application for a device, the method comprising:
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receiving application data associated with the application, the application data providing for the touch elements, each of the touch elements comprising an activation area configured to receive a user input and to trigger at least one function of the application upon receiving the user input; determining, from the application data, that plural ones of the touch elements are for display in a group of touch elements in the application; classifying, before the application receives a touch input and in response to the determining, each of the touch elements of the group into one of a predetermined number of categories comprising a destructive category and a non-destructive category based on an application function of the touch element; and reducing, before the application receives a touch input, a predetermined size of a respective activation area for at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the destructive category, and increasing the predetermined size of the respective activation area for the at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the non-destructive category, the respective activation area being changed to a size that is different than a displayed size of the at least one of the touch elements, the displayed size remaining unchanged, wherein an application function for the destructive category comprises a delete, close or exit application function, and wherein an application function for the non-destructive category comprises a maximize, favorite, or minimize application function. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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2. A device, comprising:
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a touch screen; one or more processors; and a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; determining, from application data associated with an application for the device, that a plurality of touch elements are for display in a group in the application, wherein each of the touch elements comprises an activation area configured to receive a user input and to trigger at least one function of the application upon receiving the user input; classifying, before the application receives a touch input and in response to the determining, each of the touch elements of the group into one of a predetermined number of categories comprising a destructive category and a non-destructive category based on the application function of the touch element; reducing, before the application receives a touch input, a predetermined size of a respective activation area for at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the destructive category, and increasing the predetermined size of the respective activation area for the at least one of the touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the non-destructive category, the respective activation area being changed to a size that is different than a displayed size of the at least one of the touch elements, the displayed size of the at least one of the touch elements remaining unchanged; and allocating a portion of the activation area of at least one of the touch elements to another touch element, wherein an application function for the destructive category comprises a delete, close or exit application function, and wherein an application function for the non-destructive category comprises a maximize, favorite, or minimize application function. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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3. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a system, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving application data associated with an application for a device, the application data providing for multiple touch elements, each of the touch elements comprising an activation area configured to receive a user input; determining, from the application data, that plural ones of the touch elements are for display in a group of touch elements in the application; classifying, before the application receives a touch input and in response to the determining, each of the touch elements of the group into one of a predetermined number of categories comprising a destructive category and a non-destructive category; reducing, before the application receives a touch input, a predetermined size of a respective activation area for at least one of the group of touch elements if the at least one of the touch elements is classified in the destructive category, and increasing the predetermined size of the respective activation area if the at least one of the group of touch elements is classified in the non-destructive category, the respective activation area being changed to a size that is different than a displayed size of the at least one of the group of touch elements, the displayed size remaining unchanged; and allocating a portion of the activation area of the at least one touch element to an adjacent touch element based on the classification, wherein an application function for the destructive category comprises a delete, close or exit application function, and wherein an application function for the non-destructive category comprises a maximize, favorite, or minimize application function. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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