Method for utilizing projected gesture completion to improve instrument performance

A non-transitory computer readable medium that comprising instructions that cause a data processor to execute a method of operating a first data processor comprising a screen, which comprises a touch-enabled screen, for responding to a vector gesture performed on said screen, said vector gesture's being characterized by making contact between an object and said screen at a point of contact on said screen and a movement of said object from said point of contact in a direction on said screen without breaking said contact, said method comprising:

• detecting said contact between said object and said screen at said point of contact on said screen;
• determining said direction;
• assuming an identity for said vector gesture from said point of contact and said direction prior to said vector gesture's being completed, but after detecting said contact between said object and said screen at said point of contact;
• executing a command after detecting said contact between said object and said screen at said point of contact, said command being required to update a current state of said first data processor when said assumed identity of said vector gesture is correct, said command being executed prior to said vector gesture's being completed;
• and
• updating said current state of said first data processor based on a result generated by said command, wherein said first data processor determines an end point for a display to be provided on said screen in response to a fling gesture characterized by said object being in motion at a speed greater than a threshold speed when the object is lifted from said screen.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a first data processor;
• a touch-enabled screen adapted to respond to a vector gesture performed thereon, wherein the vector gesture comprising making contact between an object and the touch-enabled screen at a point of contact on the touch-enabled screen and a movement of the object from the point of contact in a direction on the touch-enabled screen without breaking contact;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions, which when executed by the first data processor, cause the first data processor to:
• detect the contact between the object and the touch-enabled screen at the point of contact on the touch-enabled screen;
• determine the direction;
• assume an identity for the vector gesture from the point of contact and the direction prior to the vector gesture's being completed, but after detecting the contact between the object and the touch-enabled screen at the point of contact;
• execute a command after detecting the contact between the object and the touch-enabled screen at the point of contact that depends on the assumed identity, the direction, and the point of contact, the command being required to update a current state of the first data processor when the assumed identity of the vector gesture is correct, the command being executed prior to the vector gesture's being completed;
• and
• update the current state of the first data processor based on a result generated by the command, wherein the first data processor determines an end point for a display to be provided on the touch-enabled screen in response to a fling gesture characterized by the object being in motion at a speed greater than a threshold speed when the object is lifted from the touch-enabled screen.