Gesture-based navigation

• US 8,443,303 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Issued: 05/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Dunnam, Daniel S., Stallings, Heath
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Tadeese
• Assistant Examiner(s): ULRICH, NICHOLAS S
• Application Number:
  US12/341,670
• Publication Number:
  US 20100162180A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,604 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863, 715/854, 715/841, 715/829, 715/752, 345/173, 716/863
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method includes detecting an area of a touch screen that is touched by an instrument and determining a gesture corresponding to the area touched. The method further includes performing a crossover operation when it is determined that the gesture corresponds to a crossover gesture and displaying on the touch screen a content that includes a first child content and a second child content that is associated with the crossover operation, where the crossover operation includes navigating between the first child content to the second child content in response to the crossover gesture. The first child content is accessible via a first parent content and the second child content is accessible via a second parent content, and when navigating between the first child content to the second child content, the first parent content and the second parent content is not displayed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting, by a user device, an input on a display device associated with the user device;

determining, by the user device, a gesture corresponding to the input detected on the display device; and

performing, by the user device, an operation when the gesture corresponds to a particular gesture,

performing the operation including;

navigating between a first child content and a second child content based on the particular gesture,

the first child content being accessible via a first parent content that is associated with a first plurality of content, the first child content including a portion of the first plurality of content,

the first parent content including a first e-mail account and the first child content corresponding to an e-mail message of the first e-mail account,

the second child content being accessible via a second parent content that is associated with a second plurality of content, the second parent content being different than the first parent content, the second child content including a portion of the second plurality of content,

the second parent content including a second e-mail account that is different than the first e-mail account,

the second child content corresponding to an e-mail message of the second e-mail account, and

navigating between the first child content and the second child content including;

navigating between the e-mail message of the first e-mail account and the e-mail message of the second e-mail account.

2. The method of claim 1, where detecting the input on the display device includes detecting an input, from a user, on the display device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing another operation based on another gesture that corresponds to another input detected on the display device,

performing the other operation including;

navigating between a third child content and a fourth child content based on the other gesture,

where the third child content and the fourth child content include at least one of;

music content,

video content, or

multimedia content.

4. The method of claim 1, where the gesture includes at least one of:

a sliding gesture on the display device,

a tapping gesture on the display device, or

a sequence of strokes on the display device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing, by the user device, another operation when the gesture corresponds to another particular gesture,

where performing the other operation includes;

navigating between a third child content and a fourth child content based on the other particular gesture,

where the third child content and the fourth child content are accessible via a same parent content, and

where navigating between the third child content and the fourth child content includes;

providing, for display on the display device, by the user device, another content that includes a portion of the third child content and a portion of the fourth child content.

6. The method of claim 5, where the same parent content corresponds to a third e-mail account, and

where the third child content and the fourth child content each corresponds to a different one of e-mail messages associated with the third e-mail account,

the method further comprising:

providing, for display on the display device, a first one of the e-mail messages corresponding to the third child content,

where the input, on the display device, is detected after the first one of the e-mail messages is displayed on the display device; and

providing, for display on the display device, a second one of the mail messages corresponding to the fourth child content after displaying the other content that includes the third child content and the fourth child content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a second gesture corresponding to a second input detected on the display device; and

navigating, based on the second gesture, between a visual voicemail message, of a first visual voicemail account, and a visual voicemail message of a second visual voicemail account.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second gesture on the display device;

determining, based on the second gesture, whether to perform a first operation or a second operation,

the first operation including navigating between a third child content and a fourth child content, the third child content being accessible via a third parent content, the fourth child content being accessible via a fourth parent content, the fourth parent content being different than the third parent content, and

the second operation including navigating between a fifth child content and a sixth child content, the fifth child content and the sixth child content being accessible via a same parent content,

where determining whether to perform the first operation or the second operation includes;

determining whether to perform the first operation or the second operation further based on the third child content or the fifth child content; and

performing the first operation or the second operation based on determining whether to perform the first operation or the second operation.

9. A device comprising:

one or more processors to;

detect an input on an area of a display device,

determine a gesture corresponding to the input on the area the display device,

perform an operation when the gesture corresponds to a first gesture,

when performing the operation, the one or more processors are to;

navigate between a first child content and a second child content based on the first gesture,

the first child content being accessible via a first parent content that is associated with a first plurality of content, the first child content including a portion of the first plurality of content,

the second child content being accessible via a second parent content that is associated with a second plurality of content, the second parent content being different than the first parent content, the second child content including a portion of the second plurality of content,

the first parent content including a first visual voicemail account,

the second parent content including a second visual voicemail account that is different than the first visual voicemail account,

the first child content including a visual voicemail message of the first visual voicemail account,

the second child content including a visual voicemail message of the second visual voicemail account, and

when navigating between the first child content and the second child content, the one or more processors are to;

navigate between the visual voicemail message, of the first visual voicemail account, and the visual voicemail message of the second visual voicemail account.

10. The device of claim 9, where the one or more processors are further to perform another operation based on another gesture that corresponds to another input detected on the display device,

when performing the other operation, the one or more processors are to:

navigate between a third child content and a fourth child content based on the other gesture,

where the third child content and the fourth child content include at least one of;

music content,

video content, or

multimedia content.

11. The device of claim 9, where the one or more processors are further to:

perform another operation when the gesture corresponds to a second gesture,

where, when performing the other operation, the one or more processors are to;

navigate between a third child content and a fourth child content based on the second gesture,

where the third child content and the fourth child content are accessible via a same parent content.

12. The device of claim 11, where the same parent content includes a list of items, and

where the third child content and the fourth child content each includes a different item in the list of items.

13. The device of claim 12, where the same parent content corresponds to an e-mail account, and

where each item, of the list of items, identifies a different e-mail message of the e-mail account.

14. The device of claim 9, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine a second gesture corresponding to a second input on the area of the display device, and

navigate, based on the second gesture, between a message, of a first e-mail account, and a message of a second e-mail account,

the second e-mail account being different than the first e-mail account.

15. The device of claim 9, where the one or more processors are further to:

detect a second gesture on the area of the display device;

determine, based on the second gesture, whether to perform a first operation or a second operation,

when performing the first operation, the one or more processors are to navigate between a third child content and a fourth child content, the third child content being accessible via a third parent content, the fourth child content being accessible via a fourth parent content, the fourth parent content being different that the third parent content, and

when performing the second operation, the one or more processors are to navigate between a fifth child content and a sixth child content, the fifth child content and the sixth child content being accessible via a same parent content,

where the one or more processors are to determine whether to perform the first operation or the second operation further based on the third child content or the fifth child content, and

perform the first operation or the second operation based on determining whether to perform the first operation or the second operation.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions, which when executed by at least one processor of a device, cause the at least one processor to detect an input on a display device associated with the device;

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to determine a gesture corresponding to the input detected on the display device; and

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform an operation when the gesture corresponds to a particular gesture,

the one or more instructions to perform the operation including;

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to navigate between a first child content and a second child content based on the particular gesture,

the first child content being accessible via a first parent content that is associated with a first plurality of content, the first child content including a portion of the first plurality of content,

the first parent content including a first e-mail account and the first child content corresponding to an e-mail message of the first e-mail account,

the second child content being accessible via a second parent content that is associated with a second plurality of content, the second parent content being different than the first parent content, the second child content including a portion of the second plurality of content,

the second parent content including a second e-mail account that is different than the first e-mail account,

the second child content corresponding to an e-mail message of the second e-mail account, and

the one or more instructions to navigate between the first child content and the second child content including;

 

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to navigate between the e-mail message of the first e-mail account and the e-mail message of the second e-mail account.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16, the instructions further comprising:

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform another operation based on another gesture that corresponds to another input detected on the display device,

the one or more instructions to perform the other operation including;

one or more instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to navigate between a third child content and a fourth child content based on the other gesture,

where the third child content and the fourth child content include at least one of;

music content,

video content, or

multimedia content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable memory of claim 16, where the gesture includes at least one of:

a sliding gesture on the display device,

a tapping gesture on the display device, or

a sequence of strokes on the display device.