Method for confirming touch input
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsChristina Chen, George Henion, Nick Hofmeister
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Abstract
A system and method for confirming touch input with a touch-sensitive display that includes detecting contact with a touch-sensitive display at coordinates corresponding with a control. An animated rendering on the touch-sensitive display is displayed, and an action is performed at a conclusion of the animated rendering if contact with the touch-sensitive display at the coordinates corresponding with the control is detected throughout a time period extending from initiation to the conclusion of the animated rendering.
Claims20
A method comprising steps of:
- detecting a contact with a display at coordinates corresponding with a target;
- in response to a detected contact, displaying an animated rendering on the display proximate to the target and playing audio data;
- and
- if the contact is maintained for a predetermined period of time, continuing the displaying step and the playing step during the predetermined period of time and performing an action, and if the contact is interrupted prior to an end of the predetermined period of time, terminating the displaying step and the playing step.
A method for ensuring confirmation of a command input in an application, the method comprising steps of:
- displaying, on a display, a user interface having a target;
- detecting contact with the display at coordinates corresponding to the target;
- and
- in response to a detected contact, displaying an animated feedback confirmation graphic proximate to the target, the animated feedback confirmation graphic having a theme associated with the application.
A method comprising steps of:
- displaying a control for a software application on a touch-sensitive display;
- detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at coordinates corresponding with the control;
- displaying an animated rendering on the touch-sensitive display in response to the detected contact;
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- exiting the software application at a conclusion of the animated rendering if the contact with the touch-sensitive display at the coordinates corresponding with the control is detected through a substantial portion of a time period extending from initiation to the conclusion of the animated rendering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.