Facilitating the Use of Selectable Elements on Touch Screen
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- automatically altering the appearance of a touch selectable element on a touch screen in response to touch selection;
providing the user with an indication of what element was selected; and
in response to a separate action after touch selection, activating a function associated with the touch selectable element.
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Abstract
When the user touches a touch selectable element, the appearance of the computer recognized selected element may be changed so that the user can confirm that the element is, in fact, the element the user intended to select. If it is not, in some embodiments, the user can slide the user'"'"'s finger to the correct element and, again, that element may be modified in a way to indicate to the user which element has now been selected. When the user removes the user'"'"'s finger from the touch selectable element, in some embodiments, the element is then selected. Also, the user, in some embodiments, can touch blank areas of the display screen to reveal which elements on the display screen are touch selectable elements.
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically altering the appearance of a touch selectable element on a touch screen in response to touch selection; providing the user with an indication of what element was selected; and in response to a separate action after touch selection, activating a function associated with the touch selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executed by a computer to:
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in response to contact on a touch screen, provide an indication of what touch selectable element is depicted where the screen was contacted; and in response to a change in contact after contacting the touch screen, activate a function associated with the element. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A processor-based device comprising:
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a processor; and a touch panel coupled to said processor, said processor to alter the appearance of a touch selectable element in response to initial touch selection and a response to a subsequent user action, select a function associated with the touch selectable element. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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