System and Method for Displaying Characters Using Gestures
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsJerome Pasquero, Jacou Sarrazin, Tiphanie Lau, Donald Somerset McCulloch McKenzie
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Abstract
A method and a system are provided for displaying a character on an electronic device. The method includes displaying a multi-segment display on a touch-sensitive display. A touch gesture is detected over the multi-segment display. The electronic device activates segments of the multi-segment display that correspond to the touch gesture, and then displays the character that corresponds to the activated segments. In an example embodiment, the multi-segment display is a seven-segment display.
Claims23
A method for displaying a character on an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a multi-segment display;
- detecting a touch gesture overlaid the multi-segment display;
- activating segments of the multi-segment display that correspond to the touch gesture;
- and
- displaying the character that corresponds to the activated segments.
A method of displaying a character on an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying a first multi-segment display and a second multi-segment display;
- detecting a touch gesture overlaid one of the first and the second multi-segment displays;
- activating segments of the one of the first and the second multi-segment displays, the segments corresponding to the touch gesture;
- displaying a first character associated with the one of the first and the second multi-segment displays, the first character corresponding to the activated segments;
- and
- modifying the other one of the first and the second multi-segment displays.
An electronic device comprising a processor, a touch-sensitive input mechanism and memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions for:
- displaying a multi-segment display;
- detecting a touch gesture overlaid the multi-segment display;
- activating segments of the multi-segment display that correspond to the touch gesture;
- and
- displaying the character that corresponds to the activated segments.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.