Hand-Held Device and Method for Operating a Single Pointer Touch Sensitive User Interface
First Claim
1. A method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device, said method comprising:
- defining a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function as being active;
detecting a control gesture and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function;
detecting a transition gesture including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, wherein upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions; and
detecting a control gesture and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function.
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Abstract
A hand-held device and method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device are provided. The method includes defining as being active a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function. A control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function. A transition gesture is then detected including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, where upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions. A further control gesture is then detected and the control gesture is associated with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a single pointer touch sensitive user interface of a hand-held electronic device, said method comprising:
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defining a first one of a set of two or more controllable interface functions including at least a first controllable interface function and a second controllable interface function as being active; detecting a control gesture and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function; detecting a transition gesture including a pointer pattern movement, which is not included as a control gesture for any of the two or more controllable interface functions, wherein upon detection of the transition gesture, the transition gesture defines a second one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions as being the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions; and detecting a control gesture and associating the control gesture with the active one of the set of two or more controllable interface functions, where the detected pattern adjusts the performance of the active controllable interface function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A hand-held device comprising:
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a single pointer touch sensitive user interface; and a user input controller, coupled to the single pointer touch sensitive user interface, the user input controller including an active function identifier module, a movement to function control mapping module, and a pattern matching module for detecting a transition gesture; and a storage module for maintaining a set of two or more controllable interface functions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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