Touch gesture interface apparatuses, systems, and methods
First Claim
1. A method for defining and invoking a shortcut comprising:
- detecting an object touch on a touch screen display of a mobile device;
displaying a touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device in response to said object touch, said touch gesture menu interface comprising a first plurality of selectable options representing a plurality of user selectable operational modes of said mobile device on said touch screen display of said mobile device;
tracking, on said touch screen display of said mobile device and while said touch gesture menu interface is displayed on said touch screen of said mobile device, a directional touch gesture in a direction away from a position of said object touch on a surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device and toward a selectable option included in said first plurality of selectable options displayed in said touch screen display of said mobile device, said selectable option representing an operational mode included in said plurality of operational modes of said mobile device;
selecting said selectable option representing said operational mode based on said tracked directional touch gesture;
defining, in response to said tracking of said directional touch gesture and said selecting of said selectable option based on said tracked directional touch gesture, said shortcut to include said tracked directional touch gesture associated with said selection of said operational mode;
after said defining of said shortcut, detecting said directional touch gesture on said touch screen display of said mobile device without displaying said touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device; and
invoking, in response to said detecting of said directional touch gesture after said defining of said shortcut, said shortcut to select said operational mode.
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, an object touch is detected on a touch screen display, a touch gesture interface is displayed on the touch screen display in response to the object touch, a touch gesture is detected on the touch screen display, and an action is performed based on the touch gesture. In certain embodiments, the touch gesture includes a directional touch gesture in a direction away from a position of the object touch on a surface of the touch screen display. In certain embodiments, the touch gesture interface includes a plurality of selectable options, and the action includes one of navigating through the selectable options and selecting one of the selectable options.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for defining and invoking a shortcut comprising:
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detecting an object touch on a touch screen display of a mobile device; displaying a touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device in response to said object touch, said touch gesture menu interface comprising a first plurality of selectable options representing a plurality of user selectable operational modes of said mobile device on said touch screen display of said mobile device; tracking, on said touch screen display of said mobile device and while said touch gesture menu interface is displayed on said touch screen of said mobile device, a directional touch gesture in a direction away from a position of said object touch on a surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device and toward a selectable option included in said first plurality of selectable options displayed in said touch screen display of said mobile device, said selectable option representing an operational mode included in said plurality of operational modes of said mobile device; selecting said selectable option representing said operational mode based on said tracked directional touch gesture; defining, in response to said tracking of said directional touch gesture and said selecting of said selectable option based on said tracked directional touch gesture, said shortcut to include said tracked directional touch gesture associated with said selection of said operational mode; after said defining of said shortcut, detecting said directional touch gesture on said touch screen display of said mobile device without displaying said touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device; and invoking, in response to said detecting of said directional touch gesture after said defining of said shortcut, said shortcut to select said operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for defining and invoking a shortcut comprising:
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detecting an object touching a position on a surface of a touch screen display of a mobile device; displaying a touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device in response to said object touch, said touch gesture menu interface comprising a first plurality of selectable options representing a plurality of user selectable operational modes of said mobile device on said touch screen display of said mobile device; tracking a directional touch gesture on said surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device while said touch gesture menu interface is displayed on said touch screen display of said mobile device, said directional touch gesture beginning at said position of said object touch and moving away from said position in a direction toward a selectable option included in said first plurality of selectable options displayed in said touch screen display of said mobile device, said selectable option representing an operational mode included in said plurality of operational modes of said mobile device; selecting said selectable option representing said operational mode based on said tracked directional touch gesture; defining, in response to said tracking of said directional touch gesture and said selecting of said selectable option based on said tracked directional touch gesture, said shortcut to include said directional touch gesture associated with said selection of said operational mode; after said defining of said shortcut, detecting said directional touch gesture on said touch screen display of said mobile device without displaying said touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device; and invoking, in response to said detecting of said directional touch gesture after said defining of said shortcut, said shortcut to select said operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system comprising:
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a touch screen facility configured to sense an object touching a surface of a touch screen display of a mobile device, and provide signaling representative of said object touch; a user interface facility configured to receive and use said signaling representative of said object touch to detect said object touch, and provide data representative of a touch gesture menu interface for display on said touch screen display of said mobile device in response to said object touch; wherein said touch screen facility is further configured to display said touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device, said touch gesture menu interface comprising a first plurality of selectable options representing a plurality of user selectable operational modes of said mobile device on said touch screen display of said mobile device, track, on said surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device and while said touch menu interface is displayed on said touch screen of said mobile device, a directional touch gesture in a direction away from a position of said object touch on said surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device and in a direction toward a selectable option included in said first plurality of selectable options displayed in said touch screen display, said selectable option representing an operational mode included in said plurality of operational modes of said mobile device, provide signaling representative of said tracked directional touch gesture to said user interface facility, define, in response to said tracking of said directional touch gesture, a shortcut to include said directional touch gesture associated with a selection of said operational mode, after said defining of said shortcut, sense, on said surface of said touch screen display of said mobile device, said directional touch gesture without displaying said touch gesture menu interface on said touch screen display of said mobile device, provide, in response to said sensing of said directional touch gesture after said defining of said shortcut, signaling representative of said directional touch gesture to said user interface facility; and wherein said user interface facility is configured to use said signaling representative of said directional touch gesture sensed after said defining of said shortcut to detect said directional touch gesture, and invoke, in response to said detection of said directional touch gesture after said defining of said shortcut, said shortcut to select said operational mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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