Hand-held device with two-finger touch triggered selection and transformation of active elements
First Claim
1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- a case having first and second major surfaces;
a visual display disposed on the first major surface;
a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, wherein the visual display is a touch screen that includes a touch interface;
a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and
instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;
a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements;
b) operate the one or more active elements according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on the touch interface;
c) activate an enhancement of a one of the active elements into an enhanced active element in response to a second mode of touch on the corresponding touch sensitive region that corresponds to the enhanced active element, wherein the instructions are configured to interpret a touch anywhere on the touch screen as an activation of a most recently transformed active element.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; c) operate the one or more active elements according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on one or more of the active portions; and d) operate the one or more active elements according to a second mode of operation in response to a second mode of touch on one or more of the active portions, wherein in the second mode of operation, the second mode of touch activates an enhancement of one or more of the active elements.
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Citations
57 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, wherein the visual display is a touch screen that includes a touch interface; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and
instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements; b) operate the one or more active elements according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on the touch interface; c) activate an enhancement of a one of the active elements into an enhanced active element in response to a second mode of touch on the corresponding touch sensitive region that corresponds to the enhanced active element, wherein the instructions are configured to interpret a touch anywhere on the touch screen as an activation of a most recently transformed active element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the first major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface;
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements, wherein the visual display is a touch screen that includes a touch interface; b) operating the one or more active elements according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on the touch interface; c) activating an enhancement of a one of the active elements into an enhanced active element in response to a second mode of touch on the corresponding touch sensitive region that corresponds to the enhanced active element, wherein a touch anywhere on the touch interface activates a most recently transformed active element. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
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57. A non-transitory computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on the first major surface, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements and one or more inactive elements, wherein the visual display is a touch screen that includes a touch interface; b) operating the one or more active elements according to a first mode of operation in response to a first mode of touch on the touch interface; c) activating an enhancement of a one of the active elements into an enhanced active element in response to a second mode of touch on the corresponding touch sensitive region that corresponds to the enhanced active element, wherein a touch anywhere on the touch interface activates a most recently transformed active element.
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