SCREEN OBJECT PLACEMENT OPTIMIZED FOR BLIND SELECTION
First Claim
1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
- a processor apparatus;
an input apparatus;
cooperable with the processor apparatus; and
a display cooperable with the processor apparatus;
the processor apparatus being adapted to, in response to directional input from the input apparatus which moves a focus of the display towards and potentially beyond the corner of the display, resist movement of the focus beyond either of two edges defining a corner of the display and move the focus of the display screen to a first screen object positioned towards the corner of the display.
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Abstract
An improved handheld electronic device includes an input apparatus, an output apparatus, and a processor apparatus. The input apparatus includes a multi-axis input device such as a rollerball, trackball, joystick or touchpad, allowing the focus of a user interface program to be moved about a display from one screen object presented on that display to another. Up to four screen objects are presented on the display, each of those screen objects being positioned towards a corner of the display to enable a user to blindly operate the multi-axis input device, making use of a capture effect in which the focus of a user interface program is resisted from moving beyond an edge of the display, to guide movement of the focus to a given one of the up to four screen objects.
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20 Claims
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1. A handheld electronic device comprising:
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a processor apparatus; an input apparatus;
cooperable with the processor apparatus; anda display cooperable with the processor apparatus; the processor apparatus being adapted to, in response to directional input from the input apparatus which moves a focus of the display towards and potentially beyond the corner of the display, resist movement of the focus beyond either of two edges defining a corner of the display and move the focus of the display screen to a first screen object positioned towards the corner of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of enabling a selection of a first screen object presented on a display of a handheld electronic device the method comprising:
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presenting the first screen object on a display at a position towards a corner formed by a first edge of the display and a second edge of the display; detecting an input from an input apparatus; responsive to said input, moving a focus of the display from a position on said display towards said corner, guiding movement of the focus to the first screen object by resisting movement of the focus beyond said corner; and awaiting a selection input to select the first screen object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One of more non-transitory computer-readable media having instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor implement a method of enabling a selection of a first screen object presented on a display of a handheld electronic device the method comprising:
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presenting the first screen object on a display at a position towards a corner formed by a first edge of the display and a second edge of the display; detecting an input from an input apparatus; responsive to said input, moving a focus of the display from a position on said display towards said corner, guiding movement of the focus to the first screen object by resisting movement of the focus beyond said corner; and awaiting a selection input to select the first screen object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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