Device having a display

• US 20040001073A1
• Filed: 06/27/2002
• Published: 01/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Chipchase, Jan
• Application Number:
  US10/185,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20040001073A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/619
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A predetermined task is associated with a visually identifiable area at a predetermined position outside the display area of a device. Movement of an element from the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position initiates the predetermined task.

Claims

1. A device for performing a predetermined task associated with a visually identifiable area of the device, comprising a display and a front face having a display area for the display and at least one visually identifiable area at a predetermined position outside the display area wherein movement of an element across at least a portion of the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position initiates the associated predetermined task.

3. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the element is displayed on the display and the device comprises a user input control for moving the element on the display.

7. A device as claimed in claim 1 arranged to display an icon on the display and to move the icon across the display with the element.

8. a device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the predetermined task is one of the a plurality of data storage options.

9. A device as claimed in claim 1 wherein the predetermined task is changeable.

10. A device as claimed in claim 1 comprising multiple visually identifiable areas each of which is at a predetermined position and is associated with a predetermined task.

11. A cover for a device as claimed in claim 1 comprising the visually identifiable area of the device.

2. A device further comprising:

sensing means for sensing movement of an element across at least a portion of the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position; and

control means, responsive to the sensing means, arranged to initiate the associated predetermined task when an element is moved across at least a portion of the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position.

4. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sensing means senses movement of the element from a position in front of the display towards the visually identifiable area.

5. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sensing means is a touch sensing means arranged to sense the movement of an element touching the display towards the visually identifiable area.

6. A device as claimed in claim 2 wherein the sensing means comprises a sensor located adjacent at least a portion of the perimeter of the display area.

12. A cover for a device as claimed in claim 2 comprising the visually identifiable area of the device and the sensing means.

13. A device for performing a predetermined task associated with a visually identifiable area of the device face, comprising:

a display;

a front face having a display area for the display and at least one visually identifiable area at a predetermined position outside the display area;

sensing means for sensing movement of an element across at least a portion of the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position; and

control means, responsive to the sensing means, arranged to initiate the associated predetermined task.

14. A method of performing a predetermined task associated with a visually identifiable area at a predetermined position outside the display area of a device, comprising the step of:

moving an element from the display area towards the visually identifiable area at the predetermined position.

15. A cover for combination with a device, wherein the combination is arranged to perform a predetermined task associated with a visually identifiable area of the device face in response to user input, comprising:

a housing having a front face with an opening therethrough for a display;

at least one visually identifiable area on the front face of the housing;

an electrical connector for connection to the device; and

a visual indicator electrically connected to the electrical connector.

16. A cover as claimed in claim 15 further comprising at least one sensor located at an edge of the opening adjacent the visually identifiable area.