USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE COMPUTER UNIT

• US 20100017872A1
• Filed: 06/17/2009
• Published: 01/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neonode Smartphone LLC (Aequitas Technologies, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Neonode Technologies
• Inventors: Goertz, Magnus, Shain, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,164,654 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/018 Input/output arrangements for oriental characters
• 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 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04855 Interaction with scrollbars
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A computer readable medium storing a computer program with computer program code, which, when read by a mobile computer unit, allows the computer to present a user interface for the mobile computer unit. The user interface includes a touch sensitive area in which a portion of a first window and a portion of a second window are displayed. The user scrolls the first window when an object touches a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which the first window is displayed, and scrolls the second window when an object touches a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which the second window is displayed. The user interface displays a plurality of keys which are selected when an object touches a corresponding key location and are activated when the object applies additional pressure to the corresponding key location. Alternatively, the key is activated when an object touches its corresponding location. The user interface presents keys in a manner facilitating entry of Chinese characters using stroke and Pinyin input.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium storing a computer program with computer program code, which, when read by a mobile computer unit, allows the computer to present a user interface for the mobile computer unit, the user interface comprising a touch sensitive area in which a portion of a first window and a portion of a second window are displayed, and scrolling said first window when an object touches a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which said portion of said first window is displayed, and scrolling said second window when an object touches a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which said portion of said second window is displayed.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said first window is a gadget window and said second window is a home window.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein said scrolling is activated by an object touching the corresponding location and then gliding along the touch sensitive area away from the location.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 3, wherein said scrolling is in a direction that corresponds to the direction of said gliding.

5. A computer readable medium storing a computer program with computer program code, which, when read by a mobile computer unit, allows the computer to present a user interface for the mobile computer unit, the user interface comprising a touch sensitive area in which representations of a plurality of keys are displayed, and each key of said plurality of keys being mapped to a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which the representation of the key is displayed, and being selected when an object touches the corresponding location and being activated when said object applies additional pressure to the corresponding location.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein when said key is selected, the user interface generates a secondary representation of said key.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein said secondary representation is a callout.

8. The computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein said secondary representation is audio.

9. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein said key is selected when an object in contact with said touch sensitive area at a first location is glided along said touch sensitive area to the corresponding location.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein said touch sensitive area comprises a light-based touch screen operable to detect said object applying said additional pressure to the corresponding location.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein said light-based touch screen includes a calculating unit operable to identify the size of said touch sensitive area covered by said object, said detection of said additional pressure comprising said calculating unit detecting an increase in said size.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein said touch sensitive area comprises a touch screen operable to identify a touch location within said touch sensitive area and a pressure sensor operable to detect said additional pressure.

13. A computer readable medium storing a computer program with computer program code, which, when read by a mobile computer unit, allows the computer to present a user interface for the mobile computer unit, the user interface comprising a touch sensitive area in which representations of a plurality of gadgets are displayed, and each gadget of said plurality of gadgets being mapped to a corresponding location in the touch sensitive area at which the representation of the gadget is displayed, and being activated when an object touches the corresponding location.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein said plurality of gadgets include a camera gadget that, when activated, features a multimedia messaging service (MMS) button facilitating sending an active photo in an MMS message.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein said plurality of gadgets include a keylock gadget that, when activated, locks the computer and displays an instrumental keypad for entering a musical code to unlock the computer.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein said plurality of gadgets include a reporting gadget that, when activated, displays information for a first period of time and is then automatically deactivated.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein said reporting gadget displays the time of day.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein said reporting gadget displays a weather forecast.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein said reporting gadget displays stock market information.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein said reporting gadget continues to display said information for a second period of time when an object touches the location corresponding to said displayed information during said first period of time.