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Managing content through actions on context based menus

  • US 9,026,944 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Issued: 05/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method executed at least in part in a computing device for providing a context based menu to manage displayed content, the method comprising:

  • in response to detecting one of;

    a tap action on a launcher, a tap action on a selection of a portion of displayed content, a tap action on an insertion point gripper, a swipe action on the launcher slower than a predefined speed, a mouse input, and a keyboard input, presenting the context based menu in relation to the displayed content on a user interface, wherein the context based menu includes at least one from a set of;

    a command and a link to a submenu;

    in response to detecting a gesture associated with the context based menu, rotating the context based menu, wherein the context based menu rotates without expanding;

    in response to detecting a press and hold action, displaying a sectional view of the context based menu in a minimized state according to a peek period beginning with the press and hold action and ending upon a withdrawal of the press and hold action to conserve available space on the user interface, wherein a display of the sectional view is in proportion to the peek period;

    detecting one of a gesture and a touch based action associated with the context based menu, wherein the action includes one of;

    a selection of a displayed context based menu item and a swipe over a portion of the context based menu; and

    one of;

    executing a command and displaying a submenu in response to the detected action, wherein multiple finger gestures are enabled such that swiping over the command with one finger executes the command and swiping over the command with two fingers rotates the context based menu.

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