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MULTI-MODAL INTERACTION ON MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY

  • US 20110134047A1
  • Filed: 12/04/2009
  • Published: 06/09/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. On a computing system comprising a multi-touch display, a method of multi-modal interaction, the method comprising:

  • recognizing a hand posture of a user'"'"'s first hand directed at the display;

    displaying on the display a modal region based on the hand posture, the modal region defining an area on the display;

    applying a mode to the modal region, the mode indicating a family of functionalities to be associated with the modal region and defining a mapping of one or more touch gestures to one or more corresponding actions associated with the mode;

    while the modal region remains displayed, recognizing a touch gesture from a user'"'"'s second hand directed at the display within the modal region on the display; and

    performing an action on the display based upon a mapping of the touch gesture from the user'"'"'s second hand to the action.

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