Methods, Devices, and Computer Program Products Providing Multi-Touch Drag and Drop Operations for Touch-Sensitive User Interfaces
OwnerTobias Rydenhaginventor
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Abstract
A method of operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen. A method of operating such an electronic device may include detecting primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface, and detecting movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface. Responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact, a graphical element presented on the display screen may be moved from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen. Related devices are also discussed.
Claims20
A method of operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface;
- detecting movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface;
- and
- responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact, moving a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive interface;
- a display screen;
- and
- a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive interface and to the display screen, wherein the processor is configured to detect primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface, to detect movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface, and to move a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact.
A computer program product for operating an electronic device including a touch-sensitive interface and a display screen, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code comprising:
- computer readable program code that, when executed, detects primary and secondary contacts on the touch-sensitive interface;
- computer readable program code that, when executed, detects movement of the primary contact on the touch-sensitive interface;
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- computer readable program code that, when executed, moves a graphical element presented on the display screen from a first location on the display screen to a second location on the display screen responsive to detecting movement of the primary contact and detecting the secondary contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.