Touchscreen device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018239510-A1
Application number	US-201715437632-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	Feb 21, 2017
Publication date	Aug 23, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method is provided which includes displaying an output of an application on a touchscreen, receiving a user input for the application on the touchscreen, and determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen. Further, the method includes generating an additional pop-up window for display on the touchscreen, and selecting a location for the additional pop-up window, where the selected location for the additional pop-up window does not coincide with the determined location of the user input for application. Further, the method includes displaying the additional pop-up window at the selected location for the additional pop-up window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
displaying an output of an application on a touchscreen; receiving a user input for the application on the touchscreen; determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen; generating an additional pop-up window for display on the touchscreen; selecting a location for the additional pop-up window, the selected location for the additional pop-up window not coinciding with the determined location of the user input for the application; and displaying the additional pop-up window at the selected location for the additional pop-up window.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises accessing a default location for the additional pop-up window, comparing the default location for the pop-up window to the determined location of the user input for the application and changing the default location for the additional pop-up window should the default location coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises creating a location for the additional pop-up window such that the created location does not coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, based at least in part on determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, generating a heat map for the touchscreen, the heat map recording the locations of the received user inputs on the touchscreen.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the heat map defines a matrix of values for locations forming the area of the touchscreen, each value generated by a function processing the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, and wherein the selecting of a location for the additional pop-up window comprises selecting a location where the values of the heat map are below a predetermined threshold.

6 . A device comprising:
a touchscreen; a memory; and a processor in communications with the memory; wherein the device performs a method comprising:
displaying an output of an application on the touchscreen;
receiving a user input for the application on the touchscreen;
determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen;
generating an additional pop-up window for display on the touchscreen;
selecting a location for the additional pop-up window, the selected location for the additional pop-up window not coinciding with the determined location of the user input for the application; and
displaying the additional pop-up window at the selected location for the additional pop-up window.

7 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises accessing a default location for the additional pop-up window, comparing the default location for the pop-up window to the determined location of the user input for the application and changing the default location for the additional pop-up window should the default location coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

8 . The device according to claim 6 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises creating a location for the additional pop-up window such that the created location does not coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

9 . The device according to claim 6 , further comprising, based at least in part on determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, generating a heat map for the touchscreen, the heat map recording the locations of the received user inputs on the touchscreen.

10 . The device according to claim 9 , wherein the heat map defines a matrix of values for locations forming the area of the touchscreen, each value generated by a function processing the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, and wherein the selecting of a location for the additional pop-up window comprises selecting a location where the values of the heat map are below a predetermined threshold.

11 . A computer program product for controlling a device, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a processor to cause the processor to: display an output of an application on a touchscreen; receive a user input for the application on the touchscreen; determine the location of the received user input on the touchscreen; generate an additional pop-up window for display on the touchscreen; select a location for the additional pop-up window, the selected location for the additional pop-up window not coinciding with the determined location of the user input for application; and display the additional pop-up window at the selected location for the additional pop-up window.

12 . The computer program product according to claim 11 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises accessing a default location for the additional pop-up window, comparing the default location for the pop-up window to the determined location of the user input for the application and changing the default location for the additional pop-up window should the default location coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

13 . The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the selecting of the location for the additional pop-up window comprises creating a location for the additional pop-up window such that the created location does not coincide with the determined location of the user input for application.

14 . The computer program product according to claim 11 , further comprising, based at least in part on determining the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, generating a heat map for the touchscreen, the heat map recording the locations of the received user inputs on the touchscreen.

15 . The computer program product according to claim 14 , wherein the heat map defines a matrix of values for locations forming the area of the touchscreen, each value generated by a function processing the location of the received user input on the touchscreen, and wherein the selecting of a location for the additional pop-up window comprises selecting a location where the values of the heat map are below a predetermined threshold.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Green Sophie D
• Jansen Grace
• Pavitt Joe
• Protonotarios Antony
• Russell James
• Vlissidis Alexandros E

Classifications

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  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 · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title