TOUCH-CLICK KEYPAD

• US 20100164878A1
• Filed: 12/31/2008
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Bestle, Nikolaj Heiberg, Kraft, Christian Rossing
• Application Number:
  US12/347,062
• Publication Number:
  US 20100164878A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• 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

Abstract

A method includes detecting a short movement of a pointing device on a touch sensitive area of a display; presenting a menu of functions on the display and enabling at least one function on the menu for activation in response to detecting the short movement; and detecting a short press on the touch sensitive area to activate the enabled at least one function.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a short movement of a pointing device on a touch sensitive area of a display;

presenting a menu of functions on the display and enabling at least one function on the menu for activation in response to detecting the short movement; and

detecting a short press on the touch sensitive area to activate the enabled at least one function.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising, after detecting the short movement of the pointing device, removing a keypad view and functionality from the touch sensitive area of the display.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising re-presenting the keypad view and functionality on the touch sensitive area of the display when the pointing device is removed from the touch sensitive area for at least a pre-determined period of time.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising, while a menu is presented on the display, detecting at least one other short movement on the touch sensitive area, and enabling a next item in the menu for activation.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising detecting a short press in the touch sensitive area and activating the selected next item.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the display area is separate from the touch sensitive area.

7. A computer readable storage medium including computer readable program code means configured to carry out the method according to claim 1.

8. An apparatus comprising:

a touch pad display; and

at least one processing device, the at least one processing device configured to;

detect a short movement of a pointing device on a touch sensitive area of a display;

present a menu of functions on the display and enabling at least one function on the menu for activation in response to detecting the short movement; and

detect a short press on the touch sensitive area to activate the enabled at least one function.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising that the at least one processor is configured to, after detecting the short movement of the pointing device, remove a keypad view and functionality from a touch sensitive area of the display.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising that the at least one processor is configured to, while a menu is presented on the display, detect at least one other short movement on the touch sensitive area, and enable a next item in the menu for activation.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising that the at least one processor is configured to detect a short press in the touch sensitive area and activate the selected next item.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising that a menu display area is separate from a touch sensitive area of the touch pad display.

10. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising that the at least one processor is configured to re-present the keypad view and functionality on the touch sensitive area of the display when the pointing device is removed from the touch sensitive area for at least a pre-determined period of time.

14. A user interface comprising:

a keypad input area; and

a display area, wherein the keypad input area is a touch sensitive area and is configured to detect a short movement of a pointing device on the touch sensitive area of a display, present a menu of functions on the display, enable at least one function on the menu for activation in response to detecting the short movement, and detect a short press on the touch sensitive area to activate the enabled at least one function.

15. The user interface of claim 14 further comprising that the keypad input area is further configured, after detecting the short movement of the pointing device, removing a keypad view and functionality from the keypad input area.

16. The user interface of claim 15 further comprising that the keypad input area is further configured to re-present the keypad view and functionality in the keypad input area when the pointing device is removed from the keypad input area for at least a pre-determined period of time.

17. The user interface of claim 14 further comprising, while a menu is presented on the display, detecting at least one other short movement on the keypad input area, and enabling a next item in the menu for activation.

18. The user interface of claim 17 further comprising detecting a short press in the keypad input area and activating the selected next item.