Touch Screen

• US 20120127086A1
• Filed: 11/19/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm Innovation Center Incorporated (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Xintian
• Granted Patent: US 8,614,665 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention comprises a mobile computing device comprising processing components, memory components, a wireless receiver/transmitter, and an electronic display. The electronic display is adapted to detect a location of a touch and comprises a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between a mobile computing device browsing mode and a mobile computing device editing mode, wherein the mobile computing device editing mode comprises a second icon comprising a first element and a second element. The first element is adapted to select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display and display a menu. The second element is adapted to move the second icon, change editing mode functions, establish an editing start position, and establish an editing end position.

Claims

1. A mobile computing device comprising,

processing components;

memory components;

a wireless receiver/transmitter; and

an electronic display adapted to detect a location of a touch on the electronic display and comprising a first icon adapted to toggle the mobile computing device between,

a first mobile computing device operating state, and

a second mobile computing device operating state, wherein the second mobile computing device state comprises a second icon comprising,

a first element adapted to,

select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display, and

display a menu, and

a second element adapted to,

move the second icon,

change the first element,

establish an editing start position, and

establish an editing end position.

2. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein,

the first icon is adapted to switch the mobile computing device from the first mobile computing device operating state to the second mobile computing device operating state upon the first icon receiving a first touch;

and

the first icon is adapted to switch the mobile computing device from the second mobile computing device operating state to the first mobile computing device operating state upon the first icon receiving a second touch.

3. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein, the menu is displayed upon,

the first element selecting the one or more objects;

and

touching the first element.

4. The mobile computing device of claim 1 wherein,

the second icon is moved upon receiving a first touch of the second element;

the second element is changed and the editing start position is established upon receiving a second touch of the second element, and

the editing end position is established upon receiving a third touch of the second element.

5. A method of using a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

selecting a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein selecting the first object,

changes a mobile computing device operating state from a first mobile computing device operating state to a second mobile computing device operating state, and

displays a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen, the second object being adapted to,

receive user input corresponding to the second mobile computing device operating state, and

operatively change what is displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen;

and

re-selecting the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, wherein re-selecting the first object,

returns the mobile computing device operating state to the mobile computing device first operating state, and

removes the second object from the mobile computing device touch screen.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein,

the first mobile computing device operating state comprises a browsing mode;

and

the second mobile computing device operation state comprises an editing mode.

7. The method of claim 5 wherein, after selecting the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen, further comprising,

touching the mobile computing device touch screen at a first location;

and

moving the second object to the first location.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising, placing the second object in a second location on the mobile computing device touch screen.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein,

the second object comprises a first element and a second element;

the second location comprises,

a first element second location, and

a corresponding second element second location; and

placing the second object in the second location on the mobile computing device touch-screen comprises,

touching the second element a first time, and

dragging the second element from the second element first location to the second element second location.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising,

touching the second element a second time;

dragging the second element from the second element second location to a second element third location; and

touching the second element a third time.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein, touching the second element a third time comprises selecting a text section.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising,

touching the first element;

and

displaying a menu.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein, the menu comprises at least one of,

a copy selection,

a cut selection, and

a paste selection.

14. A mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

a first object comprising,

a first mode adapted to place a mobile computing device in a first operating state, and

a second mode adapted to place the mobile computing device in a second operating state;

a second object comprising,

a first element adapted to select at least one object displayed on the mobile computing device touch screen, and

a second element adapted to,

position the second object, and

receive a fingertip without covering the first element.

15. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 14 wherein, the first object is adapted to switch between the first mode and the second mode upon the first object being selected on the touch screen.

16. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 14 wherein the first element comprises one of,

a text selection icon;

at least one general selection icon; and

a movement icon.

17. The mobile computing device touch screen of claim 14 wherein, the second object is adapted to be positioned by,

placing the fingertip on the second element;

and

dragging the second element.

18. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions to perform a method of operating a mobile computing device touch screen comprising,

touching a first object on the mobile computing device touch screen a first time;

changing from a first mobile computing device operating mode to second mobile computing device operating mode;

displaying a second object on the mobile computing device touch screen at a first location, wherein the second object comprises a first element and a second element;

touching the second element a first time;

dragging the second object to a second location;

touching the second element a second time;

dragging the second object to a third location;

touching the second element a third time;

touching the first element a first time;

displaying a menu; and

choosing a menu selection.

19. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions of claim 18 wherein,

choosing a menu selection comprises choosing one of a cut and a copy selection;

and further comprising,

touching the second element a fourth time;

dragging the second object to a fourth location;

touching the first element a second time;

displaying the menu; and

choosing a paste menu selection.

20. The non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium, encoded with processor-readable instructions of claim 19 further comprising,

touching the first object on the mobile computing device touch screen a second time;

and

returning to a first mobile computing device operating mode.

21. A mobile computing apparatus comprising,

means for detecting a selection of a first icon on a mobile computing apparatus electronic display;

means for toggling the mobile computing apparatus between a first mobile computing apparatus operating state and a second mobile computing apparatus operating state;

means for displaying a second icon in the second mobile computing apparatus operating state;

means for a first element of the second icon to,

select one or more objects displayed on the electronic display, and

display a menu, and

means for a second element of the second icon to,

move the second icon,

change the first element,

establish an editing start position, and

establish an editing end position.