Control area for a touch screen
First Claim
1. A method of displaying content on a mobile computing device that includes a touch screen that is both an input and an output device, the method comprising:
- displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen, where the control area and the viewing area are separate from each other;
displaying the content in the viewing area of the touch screen;
receiving, via the touch screen, a touch input;
altering in a first manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that includes subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area, an appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in a second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing an interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the first manner the appearance of the content corresponds to the subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area;
altering in the second manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that does not include subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen, the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the second manner the appearance of the content is not dependent on any subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen; and
performing, in response to the received touch input that originates in the viewing area, the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or altering in the second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area.
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Abstract
A touch screen computing device with an easy to use user interface. The computing device provides on the touch screen a control area associated with a content viewing area. Touch inputs that initiate in the control area, even if they extend into the viewing area, are interpreted as commands that manipulate the display of content. Other touch inputs are interpreted as interactions with displayed content. The control area may be formatted to allow easy access by a user holding the computing device. Through such an interface the user may input commands specifying direct manipulation of the content, without frustration that can occur from the computing device incorrectly interpreting those commands as interaction with the content.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of displaying content on a mobile computing device that includes a touch screen that is both an input and an output device, the method comprising:
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displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen, where the control area and the viewing area are separate from each other; displaying the content in the viewing area of the touch screen; receiving, via the touch screen, a touch input; altering in a first manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that includes subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area, an appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in a second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing an interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the first manner the appearance of the content corresponds to the subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area; altering in the second manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that does not include subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen, the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the second manner the appearance of the content is not dependent on any subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen; and performing, in response to the received touch input that originates in the viewing area, the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or altering in the second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. At least one computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, based on execution by at least one processor of a computer that includes a touch screen that is both an input and an output device, configure the computer to perform actions comprising:
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displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen, where the control area and the viewing area are separate from each other; displaying content in the viewing area of the touch screen; receiving, via the touch screen, a touch input; altering in a first manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that includes subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area, an appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in a second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing an interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the first manner the appearance of the content corresponds to the subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area; altering in the second manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that does not include subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen, the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the second manner the appearance of the content is not dependent on any subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen; and performing, in response to the received touch input that originates in the viewing area, the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or altering in the second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device configured for displaying content, the computing device comprising:
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a touch screen that is both an input and an output device; a processor; a non-volatile storage device storing computer-executable instructions that, based on execution by the processor, configure the computing device to perform actions comprising; displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen, where the control area and the viewing area are separate from each other; displaying the content in the viewing area of the touch screen; receiving, via the touch screen, a touch input; altering in a first manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that includes subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area, an appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in a second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing an interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the first manner the appearance of the content corresponds to the subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen into the viewing area; altering in the second manner, in response to the received touch input originating in the control area that does not include subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen, the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or performing the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area, where the altering in the second manner the appearance of the content is not dependent on any subsequent dragging motion on the touch screen; and performing, in response to the received touch input that originates in the viewing area, the interaction with the content displayed in the viewing area as opposed to altering in the first manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area or altering in the second manner the appearance of the content displayed in the viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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