User-Friendly Process for Interacting with Information Content on Touchscreen Devices
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a touchscreen; and
an electrical circuit that controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen, wherein;
the electrical circuit divides the display into at least two distinct display zones, the at least two distinct display zones including an informational display zone and a command display zone,the informational display zone displays informational content including functional objects, each of the functional objects being associated with a data processing function,the command display zone displays a graphic representation of a command pad,in response to detecting a first predetermined tactile action on the command pad, the electrical circuit graphically modifies one of the functional objects of the informational display zone to indication selection of the one of the functional objects, andin response to detecting a second predetermined tactile action, the electrical circuit initiates execution of the data processing function associated with the one of the functional objects.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a touchscreen and an electrical circuit. The electrical circuit controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen. The electrical circuit divides the display into at least two distinct display zones including an informational display zone and a command display zone. The informational display zone displays informational content including functional objects, each of the functional objects being associated with a data processing function. The command display zone displays a graphic representation of a command pad. In response to detecting a first predetermined tactile action on the command pad, the electrical circuit graphically modifies one of the functional objects of the informational display zone to indication selection of the one of the functional objects. In response to detecting a second predetermined tactile action, the electrical circuit initiates execution of the data processing function associated with the selected functional object.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a touchscreen; and an electrical circuit that controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen, wherein; the electrical circuit divides the display into at least two distinct display zones, the at least two distinct display zones including an informational display zone and a command display zone, the informational display zone displays informational content including functional objects, each of the functional objects being associated with a data processing function, the command display zone displays a graphic representation of a command pad, in response to detecting a first predetermined tactile action on the command pad, the electrical circuit graphically modifies one of the functional objects of the informational display zone to indication selection of the one of the functional objects, and in response to detecting a second predetermined tactile action, the electrical circuit initiates execution of the data processing function associated with the one of the functional objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An electronic system comprising:
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a main apparatus including; a screen; and a first electrical circuit that controls a display of the screen, wherein; the first electrical circuit selectively dedicates at least a portion of the screen to an informational display zone, and the informational display zone displays informational content including functional objects, each of the functional objects being associated with a data processing function; and a remote apparatus comprising; a touchscreen; and a second electrical circuit that controls a display of the touchscreen and detects user contact with a surface of the touchscreen, wherein; the second electrical circuit selectively dedicates at least a portion of the touchscreen to a command display zone, and the command display zone displays a graphic representation of a command pad, wherein in response to detecting a first predetermined tactile action on the command pad, the main apparatus graphically modifies one of the functional objects of the informational display zone to indication selection of the one of the functional objects, and wherein in response to detecting a second predetermined tactile action, the electronic system initiates execution of the data processing function associated with the one of the functional objects. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method comprising:
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visually displaying at least one control interface on a display of a first electronic device; selectively visually displaying a command pad as one of the at least one control interface; detecting user contact with a surface of the display; detecting movement of the user contact on the surface of the display corresponding to the command pad; changing a selected functional object of a plurality of functional objects in response to the detected movement, wherein the plurality of functional objects are visually displayed on a second display of a second electronic device, and wherein each of the plurality of functional objects is associated with a corresponding processing function; causing the second display to visually indicate selection of the selected functional object; detecting a predetermined type of the user contact with the surface of the display; and initiating execution of the processing function corresponding to the selected functional object in response to detection of the predetermined type of the user contact. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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