Apparatus for message triage
First Claim
1. ) A device for message triage comprisinga) a display,b) a plurality of gesture-sensitive regions, each said gesture-sensitive region capable of activating one or more functions of said device when a user of said device makes a gesture recognized by said each said gesture-sensitive region,c) a central processing unit,d) a wired or wireless conduit for receiving electronic messages,e) circuitry for rendering said electronic messages in human-readable form for display on said display,f) a queue for untriaged messages, q0,g) at least two queues, q1, q2, . . . for triaged messages,h) a user interface sensitive to moving gestures, said moving gestures being gestures recognized by one or more of said gesture-sensitive regions such as to activate movement of a message from one of said queues to another, such that for each of said queue q1, q2, . . . , there exists at least one said moving gestures which moves a message from said queue of untriaged messages, q0, to said each of said queues, q1, q2, . . . , and also removes said moved message from said queue of untriaged messages, q0.
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Abstract
Incoming messages, like incoming wounded on the battlefield, can be initially sorted into groups e.g. a) those which can be or should be treated immediately, b) those which can be treated later, and c) those which should not be treated. Like in a triage unit on a battlefield, it is useful to reduce the amount of effort and increase the speed at which this sort takes place. The present invention allows the user'"'"'s effort to sort to be reduced to a minimum, with a consequent increase in speed.
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18 Claims
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1. ) A device for message triage comprising
a) a display, b) a plurality of gesture-sensitive regions, each said gesture-sensitive region capable of activating one or more functions of said device when a user of said device makes a gesture recognized by said each said gesture-sensitive region, c) a central processing unit, d) a wired or wireless conduit for receiving electronic messages, e) circuitry for rendering said electronic messages in human-readable form for display on said display, f) a queue for untriaged messages, q0, g) at least two queues, q1, q2, . . . for triaged messages, h) a user interface sensitive to moving gestures, said moving gestures being gestures recognized by one or more of said gesture-sensitive regions such as to activate movement of a message from one of said queues to another, such that for each of said queue q1, q2, . . . , there exists at least one said moving gestures which moves a message from said queue of untriaged messages, q0, to said each of said queues, q1, q2, . . . , and also removes said moved message from said queue of untriaged messages, q0.
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13. ) The device of claim 13 where said triaging actions also include a forwarding action, and where messages which are forwarded are automatically moved to said q1 after said forwarding.
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15. ) A device comprising thumb-accessible and thumb-inaccessible regions, each of said thumb-accessible and said thumb-inaccessible regions comprising at least one gesture-sensitive region, such that at least one said gesture-sensitive region in said thumb-inaccessible region activates a function F1 and at least one corresponding said gesture-sensitive region in said thumb-accessible region also activates said function F1.
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16. ) A device comprising a touch screen, said touch screen capable of obtaining a state in which an independent tappable and swipeable function tray along the bottom edge of said touch screen, contained mainly within the thumb-accessible region of said device.
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17. ) The device of claim 20 further comprising an array of swipe switches, a plurality of which is associated to a tappable area in a function tray, and each member of the plurality thus associated shares a function with its associated tappable area.
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18. ) A device comprising a touch screen and an associated smart bezel, such that swipes or taps near the edge of said touch screen may also be processed by said smart bezel.
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