User interface for touch and swipe navigation
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSomalapuram AMARNATH
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Abstract
A method and device to create a user interface for touch and swipe navigation in a touch sensitive mobile device is provided. A touch action performed by a user is identified on the touch screen display, a context related to the touch action is identified, a menu is displayed based on the identified context, and a menu option corresponding to direction of swipe performed onto the menu is selected from among options of the menu, without removing the touch.
Claims14
A method for providing a user interface for touch and swipe navigation on a mobile device having a touch screen display, the method comprising:
- identifying a touch action performed by a user on the touch screen display;
- identifying a context related to the touch action;
- displaying a menu based on the identified context;
- and
- selecting a menu option corresponding to a direction of a swipe performed on the menu from among options of the menu, without removing the touch.
A mobile device for providing a user interface for touch and swipe navigation, the mobile device comprising:
- a touch screen display;
- and
- a controller for identifying a touch action performed by a user on the touch screen display, identifying a context related to said the touch action, displaying a menu based on the identified context, and selecting a menu option corresponding to a direction of a swipe performed on the menu from among options of the menu, without removing the touch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.