SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE

• US 20090048000A1
• Filed: 08/16/2007
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ade-Hall, Martin
• Granted Patent: US 8,471,823 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04805 Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0236 using selection techniques to select from displayed items
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/70 methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation methods for entering alphabetical characters per se G06F3/0237

Abstract

A device may include a touch sensitive display and logic configured to control the touch sensitive display to display information to a user, provide a window of enlarged information via the touch sensitive display based on a determined position of input on the touch sensitive display, and receive a selection from the enlarged information based on a determined position of input within the provided window.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a touch sensitive display; and

logic configured to;

control the touch sensitive display to display information to a user,

provide a window of enlarged information via the touch sensitive display based on a determined position of input on the touch sensitive display, and

receive a selection via the window of enlarged information based on a determined position of input within the provided window.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the displayed information includes a user interface screen with a plurality of selections.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein the enlarged information includes at least one of the plurality of selections.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the determined position of input within the provided window is determined by the position of a finger of a user or a stylus on the touch sensitive display.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein the determined position of input within the provided window is determined by the position where the user lifts the finger or stylus off the touch sensitive display.

6. A method comprising:

displaying a plurality of groups of characters via a touch sensitive display;

determining a position of input on the touch sensitive display;

displaying an enlarged window of one of the groups of characters based on the determined position of input; and

selecting one of the characters from the group of characters within the enlarged window based on at least one of a determined position of input within the enlarged window or a determined position of input outside the enlarged window.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein each of the groups of characters include a plurality of letters.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the displaying a plurality of groups of characters comprises:

displaying a “

QWERTY”

type of keyboard by displaying the plurality of letters in the groups of characters.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the displayed enlarged window of one of the groups of characters includes a central letter surrounded by other letters in the selected group of characters.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the selecting one of the characters from the group of characters within the enlarged window based on a determined position of input is determined by determining a position where a user lifted a finger off the surface of the touch sensitive display.

11. A method comprising:

displaying an interface screen via a touch sensitive display;

determining a position of input on the touch sensitive display;

displaying a cursor on the interface screen based on the determined position of input on the touch sensitive display; and

selecting a choice displayed on the interface screen based on a position of the cursor.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the displayed cursor on the interface screen is displayed on the touch sensitive display at a position at or offset from the determined position of input.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the determined position of input is determined by a sensing a position of a user'"'"'s finger or a stylus on the touch sensitive display.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the selected choice displayed on the interface screen based on a position of the cursor is selected when a user lifts a finger off the surface of the touch sensitive display.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the offset position of the displayed cursor may be changed based on a user defined preference.

16. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a plurality of keys;

a display; and

logic configured to;

control the display to display groups of characters, wherein a position of the displayed groups of characters correspond to physical locations of the plurality of keys;

select one of the displayed groups of characters based on a first key input; and

select one character from the selected displayed group of characters based on a second key input.

17. The mobile communication device of claim 16, wherein the logic is further configured to:

control the display to display the selected group of characters in an enlarged manner.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 17, wherein a displayed position of enlarged characters within a group correspond to physical locations of the plurality of keys.

19. The mobile communication device of claim 16, wherein the displayed groups of characters form a “

QWERTY”

type of keyboard.

20. The mobile communication device of claim 16, wherein at least some of the displayed group of characters include nine letters.