Multi-touch gesture dictionary
First Claim
1. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, the method comprising:
- identifying a chord presented to a multi-touch interface by the user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with the gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture; and
in response to the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture, and prior to identifying motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion.
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Abstract
A multi-touch gesture dictionary is disclosed herein. The gesture dictionary can include a plurality of entries, each corresponding to a particular chord. The dictionary entries can include a variety of motions associated with the chord and the meanings of gestures formed from the chord and the motions. The gesture dictionary may take the form of a dedicated computer application that may be used to look up the meaning of gestures. The gesture dictionary may also take the form of a computer application that may be easily accessed from other applications. The gesture dictionary may also be used to assign user-selected meanings to gestures. Also disclosed herein are computer systems incorporating multi-touch gesture dictionaries. The computer systems can include, desktop computers, tablet computers, notebook computers, handheld computers, personal digital assistants, media players, mobile telephones, and the like.
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55 Claims
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1. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, the method comprising:
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identifying a chord presented to a multi-touch interface by the user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with the gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture; and in response to the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture, and prior to identifying motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing to a user a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, each of the gestures comprising a chord and a motion associated with the chord, the method comprising:
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identifying a chord presented to a multi-touch interface by the user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with the gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, wherein the identified chord is presented during use of a non-dictionary application; detecting an absence of motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture for a predetermined period of time after the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture; and in response to the detecting of the absence of motion for the predetermined period of time, displaying a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer system capable of providing a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, the computer system having a multi-touch interface, a graphical user interface, and a computer memory encoded with executable instructions causing the computer system to:
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identify a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by a user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with the gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture; and in response to the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture, and prior to identifying motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer system capable of providing a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, the computer system having a multi-touch interface, a graphical user interface, and a computer memory encoded with executable instructions causing the computer system to:
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identify a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by a user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with the gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, wherein the identified chord is presented during use of a non-dictionary application; detect an absence of motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture for a predetermined period of time after the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture; and in response to the detecting of the absence of motion for the predetermined period of time, display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A mobile telephone capable of providing a dictionary of multi-touch gestures, the mobile telephone having a multi-touch interface and a graphical user interface, wherein the mobile telephone includes a memory encoded with executable instructions causing the mobile telephone to:
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identify a chord presented to the multi-touch interface by a user to begin a gesture, the identified chord comprising a combination of hand parts associated with gesture but distinct from motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture; and in response to the identifying of the chord presented to begin the gesture, and prior to identifying motion associated with the identified chord to complete the gesture, display a dictionary entry for the identified chord, the displayed dictionary entry comprising a visual depiction of multiple motions associated with the identified chord and, for each of the multiple motions associated with the identified chord, a meaning of a gesture comprising the identified chord and the corresponding motion. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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