Gestures for devices having one or more touch sensitive surfaces
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsGreg Christie, Wayne Carl Westerman
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Abstract
Rolling gestures on a touch sensitive surface of a device can be used to control the device or to remotely control another device. The device detects a roll, determines a parameter of the roll and performs an operation relating to the device or the other device based on the determined parameter. The touch sensitive surface of the device can be positioned on the device to enable a set of gestures for configuring the operation of the device, for operating the device and for enabling additional gestures for operating the device.
Claims34
A computer implemented method for performing operations on a device having a touch sensitive display, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a roll at a surface of the display by one or more fingers;
- associating the roll with an object displayed on the display;
- determining a parameter of the roll;
- performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the roll.
A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, said program containing executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method, said computer having a touch sensitive display, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a roll at a surface of the display by one or more fingers;
- associating the roll with an object displayed on the display;
- determining a parameter of the roll;
- performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the roll.
A computer system comprising:
- a touch sensitive display;
- means for detecting a roll at a surface of the display by one or more fingers;
- means for associating the roll with an object displayed on the display;
- means for determining a parameter of the roll;
- means for performing at least one operation on the object based on the parameter of the roll.
A computer implemented method for performing operations on a hand-held device having at least two touch sensitive surfaces and a display displaying an object and having one or more sensors, said method comprising:
- detecting touch inputs on each of the two touch sensitive surfaces;
- determining a mode of use based on the detected touch inputs;
- and
- configuring the device based on the determined mode of use.
A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, said program containing executable instructions for causing a hand-held device having a computer to perform a method, said device further comprising at least two touch sensitive surfaces, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting touch inputs on each of the two touch sensitive surfaces;
- determining a mode of use based on the detected touch inputs;
- and
- configuring the device based on the determined mode of use.
A hand-held device comprising:
- at least two touch sensitive surfaces;
- means for detecting touch inputs on each of the two touch sensitive surfaces;
- means for determining a mode of use based on the detected touch inputs;
- and
- means for configuring the device based on the determined mode of use.
A camera comprising:
- a lens;
- at least one touch sensitive surface associated with the lens;
- means for detecting touch inputs on the at least one touch sensitive surface;
- means for determining a mode of use based on the detected touch inputs;
- and
- means for configuring the device based on the determined mode of use.
A gaming object comprising:
- at least one touch sensitive surface;
- means for detecting touch inputs on the at least one touch sensitive surface;
- means for determining a mode of use based on the detected touch inputs;
- and
- means for configuring the device based on the determined mode of use.
A method of using a first device to control a second device, said method comprising:
- detecting a roll by one or more fingers on a touch sensitive surface of the first device;
- determining a parameter of the roll;
- generating a signal according to the determined parameter;
- transmitting the generated signal from the first device to the second device;
- and
- controlling the second device according to the transmitted signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.