System and Method for Multi-Touch Gestures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016239200-A1
Application number	US-201514623323-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 16, 2015
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Aug 18, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a touch screen display of a device from a user, a gesture on the touch screen display of the device and determining whether the gesture is a multi-touch gesture on a plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device. The method also includes producing a detected multi-touch gesture when the gesture is the multi-touch gesture on the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device and performing an operation on the plurality of objects in accordance with the detected multi-touch gesture.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by a touch screen display of a device from a user, a gesture on the touch screen display of the device; determining whether the gesture is a multi-touch gesture on a plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device; producing a detected multi-touch gesture when the gesture is the multi-touch gesture on the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device; and performing an operation on the plurality of objects in accordance with the detected multi-touch gesture.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is stretching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of icons, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises opening a plurality of windows associated with the plurality of icons.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises placing the plurality of objects in a folder.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of pictures, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises combining the plurality of pictures in a combined picture.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of windows, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises closing the plurality of windows.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is rotation, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises rotating the plurality of objects.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of objects is selected from a group consisting of a plurality of icons, a plurality of pictures, a plurality of windows, and combinations thereof.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is holding, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises:
displaying a menu of a plurality of actions; receiving, by the device, a selected action of the plurality of actions; and performing the selected action on the plurality of objects.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of actions comprise at least one of deleting, cutting, copying, and sharing.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is dragging, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of icons, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises dragging the plurality of icons.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is dragging, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of icons, and wherein performing the operation on the plurality of objects comprises deleting the plurality of icons.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of objects is selected from the group consisting of two objects, three objects, and four objects.

13 . A device comprising:
a touch-screen display configured to receive a gesture on the touch screen display; a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to
determine whether the gesture is a multi-touch gesture on a plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device,
produce a detected multi-touch gesture when the gesture is the multi-touch gesture on the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device, and
perform an operation on the plurality of objects in accordance with the detected multi-touch gesture.

14 . The device of claim 13 , the multi-touch gesture is stretching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of icons, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to open a plurality of windows associated with the plurality of icons.

15 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is rotation, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to rotate the plurality of objects.

16 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is holding, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to:
display a menu of a plurality of actions; receive, by the device, a selected action of the plurality of actions; and perform the selected action on the plurality of objects.

17 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to place the plurality of objects in a folder.

18 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of pictures, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to combine the plurality of pictures in a combined picture.

19 . The device of claim 13 , wherein the multi-touch gesture is pinching, wherein the plurality of objects is a plurality of windows, and wherein the instructions to perform the operation on the plurality of objects comprises instructions to close the plurality of windows.

20 . A computer program product for installation on a device, the computer program product comprising programming for execution by the device, the programming including instructions to:
receive, by a touch screen display of a device from a user, a gesture on the touch screen display of the device; determine whether the gesture is a multi-touch gesture on a plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device; produce a detected multi-touch gesture when the gesture is the multi-touch gesture on the plurality of objects displayed on the touch screen display of the device; and perform an operation on the plurality of objects in accordance with the detected multi-touch gesture.

Assignees

• Futurewei Technologies Inc

Inventors

• Fang Zenghua

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F2203/04104

  Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · CPC title

• G06F3/017 Primary

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title