Gestures for Controlling, Manipulating, and Editing of Media Files Using Touch Sensitive Devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorGreg Christie
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, and software for implementing gestures with touch sensitive devices (such as a touch sensitive display) for managing and editing media files on a computing device or system. Specifically, gestural inputs of a human hand over a touch/proximity sensitive device can be used to control, edit, and manipulate files, such as media files including without limitation graphical files, photo files and video files.
Claims10
A method for processing touch inputs using a touch sensitive display device, comprising:
- detecting a touch input at a surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device;
- identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll;
- and
- scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll.
A computer system, comprising:
- a touch sensitive display device;
- means for detecting a touch input at a surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device;
- means for identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll;
- and
- means for scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll.
A program embodied in a computer-readable medium, the program containing executable instructions for causing a computer to perform a method of processing touch inputs, the computer including a touch sensitive display device, the method comprising:
- detecting a touch input at the surface of the display device, the touch input including at least one touchdown point on the surface of the display device;
- identifying the touch input to be a scroll gesture associated with a scrollable area displayed on the display device, the scroll gesture including a drag of the at least one touchdown point in a direction of the intended scroll;
- and
- scrolling the scrollable area in the direction of the intended scroll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.