CIRCULAR GESTURE FOR TOUCH SENSITIVE UI CONTROL FEATURE
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a display for displaying content to a user;
a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and
a user interface including a circular gesture mode that is configured to be activated in response to user contact via the touch sensitive interface, the user contact including at least two or more moving circular gesture points, or at least one fixed activation point and one or more moving circular gesture points, wherein the user contact indicates a specific desired action.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for providing a circular gesture mode in electronic touch sensitive devices. The user can engage the mode with a particular gesture that includes a combination of contact points that uniquely identify that the circular gesture mode is desired. The combination may include, for example, a press-and-hold activation contact point in conjunction with one or more additional contact points moving in a circular motion, or a multiple contact points moving circular motion. The circular gesture can be used to cause, for instance, specific functions within a given application, and/or within different applications. Clockwise movement can be used to cause one type of change, while counter-clockwise motion can be used to cause another type. Changing pages, sections, and chapters of a book, or changing volume of an audio application, or changing a tool within a given application, or from changing from one application to another are example uses.
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20 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a display for displaying content to a user; a touch sensitive surface for allowing user input; and a user interface including a circular gesture mode that is configured to be activated in response to user contact via the touch sensitive interface, the user contact including at least two or more moving circular gesture points, or at least one fixed activation point and one or more moving circular gesture points, wherein the user contact indicates a specific desired action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device, comprising:
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a display having a touch screen interface and for displaying content to a user; and a user interface including a circular gesture mode that is configured to be activated in response to user contact via the touch sensitive interface, the user contact including at least two or more moving circular gesture points, wherein the user contact indicates a specific desired action; wherein the quantity of the two or more moving circular gesture points defines a rate or speed at which the desired action is to be carried out. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium encoded with instructions that when executed by one or more processors, cause a process to be carried out, the process comprising:
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in response to user contact via a touch sensitive interface of a device capable of displaying content, activating a circular gesture mode in the device, the user contact including at least two or more moving circular gesture points, or at least one fixed activation point and one or more moving circular gesture points, wherein the user contact indicates a specific desired action; and executing the desired action. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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