User interface for a computing device
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1. A smartphone, tablet or other computing device comprising:
- a touch screen with a perimeter defined by a plurality of edges; and
one or more computer programs stored in memory configured to be executed by at least one processor and including instructions for detecting a straight line swipe in from an edge of the screen;
wherein the swipe leads to two or more different outcomes or functions being triggered or invoked, depending on the extent of the straight line swipe in a fluid gesture and depending on a displayed screen or the device lock state;
wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a first portion of a swipe from the left edge a launcher is revealed,wherein when the straight line swipe further comprises a second portion of the swipe in the fluid gesture from the left edge and the displayed screen is a welcome screen, a home screen is displayed;
wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a swipe from the right edge and the displayed screen is a welcome screen, a most recently used app is revealed;
wherein the welcome screen is a lock screen comprising a circular arrangement of thirty small dots, each dot representing an activity or state, the activity or state being indicated by the size of a semi-translucent circle adjacent to each dot;
wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a swipe from the right edge and the device is unlocked, all previously used apps in the order in which the apps were last used are revealed.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a smartphone, tablet or other computing device in which a swipe in from an edge causes the device to behave (e.g. display a UI graphic, open an app, open a control pane, invoke a function), in a way that depends on the specific edge swiped-in from (e.g. left, right, top or bottom).
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1. A smartphone, tablet or other computing device comprising:
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a touch screen with a perimeter defined by a plurality of edges; and one or more computer programs stored in memory configured to be executed by at least one processor and including instructions for detecting a straight line swipe in from an edge of the screen; wherein the swipe leads to two or more different outcomes or functions being triggered or invoked, depending on the extent of the straight line swipe in a fluid gesture and depending on a displayed screen or the device lock state; wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a first portion of a swipe from the left edge a launcher is revealed, wherein when the straight line swipe further comprises a second portion of the swipe in the fluid gesture from the left edge and the displayed screen is a welcome screen, a home screen is displayed; wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a swipe from the right edge and the displayed screen is a welcome screen, a most recently used app is revealed; wherein the welcome screen is a lock screen comprising a circular arrangement of thirty small dots, each dot representing an activity or state, the activity or state being indicated by the size of a semi-translucent circle adjacent to each dot; wherein when the straight line swipe comprises a swipe from the right edge and the device is unlocked, all previously used apps in the order in which the apps were last used are revealed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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