MULTI-TOUCH GESTURE DICTIONARY
First Claim
1. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, the method comprising:
- identifying a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by the user; and
displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion.
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Abstract
A multi-touch gesture dictionary is disclosed herein. The gesture dictionary can include a plurality of entries, each corresponding to a particular chord. The dictionary entries can include a variety of motions associated with the chord and the meanings of gestures formed from the chord and the motions. The gesture dictionary may take the form of a dedicated computer application that may be used to look up the meaning of gestures. The gesture dictionary may also take the form of a computer application that may be easily accessed from other applications. The gesture dictionary may also be used to assign user-selected meanings to gestures. Also disclosed herein are computer systems incorporating multi-touch gesture dictionaries. The computer systems can include, desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and the like.
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72 Claims
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1. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, the method comprising:
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identifying a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by the user; and displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, wherein a chord comprises a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration, the method comprising:
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identifying a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by the user, wherein the chord is presented during use of a non-dictionary application; detecting an absence of motion associated with the identified chord for a predetermined period of time; and displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for permitting a user to define meanings of one or more multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, wherein a chord comprises a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration, the method comprising:
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displaying a dictionary entry for a chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the chord; and accepting at least one input from the user to assign a meaning to a gesture comprising the chord and a selected motion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer system having a multi-touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the computer system includes a computer memory encoded with executable instructions causing the computer system to:
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identify a chord comprising a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration presented to the multi-touch interface by a user; and display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion; thereby providing to the user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer system having a multi-touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the computer system includes a computer memory encoded with executable instructions causing the computer system to:
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identify a chord comprising a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration presented to the multi-touch interface by a user, wherein the chord is presented during use of a non-dictionary application; detect an absence of motion associated with the identified chord for a predetermined period of time; and display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion; thereby providing to the user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer system having a multi-touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the computer system includes a computer memory encoded with executable instructions causing the computer system to:
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display a dictionary entry for a chord comprising a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the chord; and accept at least one input from the user to assign a meaning to a gesture comprising the chord and a selected motion. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A mobile telephone having a multi-touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the mobile telephone includes a memory encoded with executable instructions causing the mobile telephone to:
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identify a chord comprising a predetermined number of hand parts in a predetermined configuration presented to the multi-touch interface by a user; and display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of one or more motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the one or more motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the motion; thereby providing to the user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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