Selective sharing of displayed content in a view presented on a touchscreen of a processing system

• US 9,229,633 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2013
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Feller, John A., Gerken, John K. III, Krishnareddy, Harsha V., Vickstrom, Mark D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Linh K
• Application Number:
  US14/015,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20140149949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 858 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

A method for sharing a view presented on a touchscreen of a processing system. Whether a show gesture state is enabled on the processing system and whether a gesture event gate is open on the processing system are determined. The show gesture state determines whether a gesture detected by the touchscreen is depicted onto a version of the view shared with another processing system. The gesture event gate determines whether a corresponding gesture event is passed to an application that is active in the view.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sharing a version of a view presented on a touchscreen of a processing system with at least a second processing system;

determining whether a show gesture state is enabled on the processing system;

determining whether a gesture event gate is open on the processing system;

indicating, on the touchscreen, at least one indicator that indicates whether the show gesture state is enabled and whether the gesture event gate is open;

responsive to detecting a gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is enabled and the gesture event gate is open, depicting the gesture detected by the touchscreen onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and passing a corresponding gesture event to an application that is active in the view;

responsive to detecting a gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is enabled and the gesture event gate is not open, depicting the gesture detected by the touchscreen onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and not passing the corresponding gesture event to the application that is active in the view; and

responsive to detecting a gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is disabled and the gesture event gate is open, not depicting the gesture detected by the touchscreen onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and passing the corresponding gesture event to the application that is active in the view.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input to enable or disable the show gesture state.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input to open or close the gesture event gate.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein depicting the gesture detected by the touchscreen onto the version of the view shared with another processing system comprises:

applying a gesture effect to the depicted gesture.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the gesture effect applied to the depicted gesture is user selectable.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein applying the gesture effect comprises:

computing a movement vector for the gesture, wherein the gesture is not a proper gesture; and

rendering the gesture as the proper gesture according to the movement vector.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein rendering the gesture as the proper gesture according to the movement vector comprises:

rendering the gesture as a line, a circle, an arc, or at least two lines that are 180°

relative to one another.

8. A method comprising:

sharing a version of a view presented on a touchscreen of a processing system with at least a second processing system;

detecting, via the touchscreen, a gesture input by a user;

determining whether a show gesture state is enabled on the processing system;

determining whether a gesture event gate is open on the processing system;

indicating, on the touchscreen, at least one indicator that indicates whether the show gesture state is enabled and whether the gesture event gate is open; and

responsive to detecting the gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is enabled and the gesture event gate is open, depicting the gesture onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and passing a corresponding gesture event to an application that is active in the view;

or

responsive to detecting the gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is enabled and the gesture event gate is not open, depicting the gesture onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and not passing the corresponding gesture event to the application that is active in the view;

or

responsive to detecting the gesture by the touchscreen when the show gesture state is disabled and the gesture event gate is open, not depicting the gesture onto the version of the view shared with the second processing system, and passing the corresponding gesture event to the application that is active in the view.