PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME

• US 20110179381A1
• Filed: 01/21/2010
• Published: 07/21/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: King, Benjamin John
• Application Number:
  US12/691,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20110179381A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/786
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method includes displaying a first part of information on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device, detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, determining attributes of the gesture, when the gesture comprises a first type gesture, performing an imaging function on the information, and when the gesture comprises a second type gesture, selecting and performing a function.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying a first part of information on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

determining attributes of the gesture;

when the gesture comprises a first gesture type, performing an imaging function on the information; and

when the gesture comprises a second gesture type, selecting and performing a function.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein selecting comprises selecting a feature comprising one of a scroll bar, an image, a link, and a field.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing an imaging function comprises displaying a second part of the information on the touch-sensitive display.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing an imaging function comprises carrying out at least one of a zooming operation, a panning operation, and a scrolling operation.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein performing a function comprises retrieving and displaying different information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining attributes comprises determining an area of contact of the touch event.

7. The method according to claim 5, comprising determining that the touch event comprises one of a multiple touch event and a single touch event based on the area of contact.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining attributes comprises determining a direction of the gesture.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information comprises information from a web page.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first gesture type is a multiple touch gesture and the second gesture type is a single touch gesture.

11. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable code executable by at least one processor of a portable electronic device to perform the method of claim 1.

12. A portable electronic device comprising:

a touch-sensitive display configured to display a first part of information;

a processor operably coupled to the touch-sensitive display to;

detect and determine attributes of a gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

when the gesture comprises a multiple touch gesture, perform an imaging function on the information; and

when the gesture comprises a single touch gesture, select and perform a function.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein when the gesture comprises a single touch gesture, select comprises selection of one of a scroll bar, an image, a link, and a field.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the imaging function comprises at least one of a zooming operation, a panning operation, and a scrolling operation to display the second part of the information.

15. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the attributes of the gesture comprise an area of contact.

16. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the touch event comprises a multiple touch event or a single touch event based on an area of contact.

17. A method comprising:

displaying a first part of information from a web page on a touch-sensitive display of a portable electronic device;

detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

determining attributes of the gesture;

when the gesture comprises a multiple touch gesture, performing an imaging function to display a second part of the information; and

when the gesture comprises a single touch gesture, selecting a feature and downloading and displaying different information.