Multi-touch interface gestures for keyboard and/or mouse inputs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9465457-B2
Application number	US-87163910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2010
Priority date	Aug 30, 2010
Publication date	Oct 11, 2016
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016

Abstract

A computing device includes a touch screen displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) and a processing unit programmed to recognize gestures made on the touch screen and execute, in response thereto, a process associated with the gestures. The gestures include at least one of: a tap that causes an animation to be overlaid on the GUI at a location of the tap and, if a cursor is overlaid on the GUI, also causes the cursor to be moved to the location of the tap, a press-and-hold that causes a cursor overlaid on the GUI to be moved to a location of the press-and-hold, a press-and-hold in combination with a tap that causes a mouse right-click command to be executed, a press-and-hold that exceeds a predetermined amount of time in combination with a drag that causes a resizing of the GUI, a simultaneous three-tap that causes a keyboard to be launched and overlaid on the GUI to not obscure the portion of the GUI on top of which the simultaneous three-tap gesture was made, and a two-finger sweep that causes content within the GUI to be scrolled.

First claim

We claim:

1. A computing device comprising:
a touch screen displaying a graphical user interface (GUI); and
a processing unit programmed to recognize gestures made on the touch screen and execute, in response thereto, a process associated with the gestures,
wherein the gestures include:
a press-and-hold that exceeds a predetermined amount of time,
an elimination of the press-and-hold, and
an establishment of a grab within a resize handle of a window of the GUI and a drag that causes a resizing of the window,
wherein the press-and-hold causes a first portion of animation to be displayed and, after the predetermined amount of time, a loupe and a second portion of animation to be displayed, and
wherein the elimination of the press-and-hold while the loupe is displayed over the resize handle causes a resize tool to replace the loupe.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of animation is a pulse animation.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the touch screen further displays a virtual touch pad for controlling a cursor that is overlaid on the GUI.

4. A client computing device interacting with a server for a remoting session, comprising:
a touch screen displaying an image of a user interface generated by the server; and
a processing unit programmed to recognize gestures made on the touch screen and execute, in response thereto, a process associated with the gestures that is executed locally on the client and not at the server,
wherein the gestures include:
a press-and-hold that exceeds a predetermined amount of time,
an elimination of the press-and-hold, and
an establishment of a grab within a resize handle of a window of the GUI and a drag that causes a resizing of the window,
wherein the press-and-hold causes a first portion of animation to be displayed and, after the predetermined amount of time, a loupe and a second portion of animation to be displayed, and
wherein the elimination of the press-and-hold while the loupe is displayed over the resize handle causes a resize tool to replace the loupe.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the gestures are made within boundaries of the image.

6. The device of claim 4 , wherein the animation is a pulse animation.

7. A method for recognizing a gesture on a touch screen, comprising:
displaying an image of a graphical user interface (GUI) on the touch screen;
recognizing, with a processing unit, a gesture made on the touch screen; and
executing a process associated with the recognized gesture,
wherein the gestures include:
a press-and-hold that exceeds a predetermined amount of time,
an elimination of the press-and-hold, and
an establishment of a grab within a resize handle of a window of the GUI and a drag that causes a resizing of the window,
wherein the press-and-hold causes a first portion of animation to be displayed and, after the predetermined amount of time, a loupe and a second portion of animation to be displayed, and
wherein the elimination of the press-and-hold while the loupe is displayed over the resize handle causes a resize tool to replace the loupe.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the animation is a pulse animation.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the touch screen further displays a virtual touch pad for controlling a cursor that is overlaid on the GUI.

Assignees

• Thompson Robert Lee
• Hua Xueliang
• Zhang Zheng
• Casares Juan
• Shao Wenlong
• Zhang li-zhu
• Vmware Inc

Inventors

• Thompson Robert Lee
• Hua Xueliang
• Zhang Zheng
• Casares Juan
• Shao Wenlong
• Zhang li-zhu

Classifications

• G06F2203/0383

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• 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

• G06F2203/04805

  Virtual magnifying lens, i.e. window or frame movable on top of displayed information to enlarge it for better reading or selection · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/038 Primary

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title