CONTROL AREA FOR A TOUCH SCREEN
First Claim
1. A method of displaying content on a computing device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen;
displaying a first portion of the content in a viewing area of the touch screen;
receiving, through the touch screen, a touch input, the touch input indicating an initial contact in the control area and a subsequent motion across the touch screen; and
in response to the touch input, performing a direct manipulation of the content in the viewing area.
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Abstract
A touch screen computing device with an easy to use user interface. The computing device provides on the touch screen a control area associated with a content viewing area. Touch inputs that initiate in the control area, even if they extend into the viewing area, are interpreted as commands that manipulate the display of content. Other touch inputs are interpreted as interactions with displayed content. The control area may be formatted to allow easy access by a user holding the computing device. Through such an interface the user may input commands specifying direct manipulation of the content, to without frustration that can occur from the computing device incorrectly interpreting those commands as interaction with the content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying content on a computing device comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying a control area and a viewing area on the touch screen; displaying a first portion of the content in a viewing area of the touch screen; receiving, through the touch screen, a touch input, the touch input indicating an initial contact in the control area and a subsequent motion across the touch screen; and in response to the touch input, performing a direct manipulation of the content in the viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. At least one computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to implement a method comprising:
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receiving content from an application executing on the computer; displaying at least a portion of the content in a viewing area on the touch screen; displaying a control area on the touch screen; receiving, from the touch screen, a touch input comprising an initial contact and subsequent motion across the touch screen; when the initial contact is in the control area, processing the touch input as a command altering an appearance of the content in the viewing area; and when the initial contact is in the viewing area, providing the touch input to the application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tablet computing device configured to display content, the computing device comprising:
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a touch screen; a processor; a non-volatile storage device holding computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to; display a frame adjacent a periphery of the touch screen; display, within the frame on the touch screen, at least a portion of content received from a component executing on the tablet computing device; receive a touch input from the touch screen, when the touch input comprises an initial contact on the frame, process the touch input as a command manipulating presentation of the content in the viewing area; and when the touch input comprises an initial contact inside the frame, process the touch input as an input to the component. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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