User interface selection through intercept points
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJames E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, JR., Martin G. Keen, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Abstract
Approaches presented herein provide for user interface selection through a touch sensitive bezel. More specifically, a touch sensitive bezel, in a device having a display at least partially surrounded by the touch sensitive bezel, senses a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display. A position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment is determined. A confirming action by the user is sensed and a selection of an item at the position on the display is registered in response to sensing the confirming action.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- providing a display having a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the touch sensitive bezel having a set of sensors that detect a presence of one or more fingers of a user on the touch sensitive bezel;
- sensing a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display;
- determining a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment;
- sensing a confirming action by the user;
- and
- registering a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action.
A computer system for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer system comprising:
- a display;
- a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display, the touch sensitive bezel having a set of sensors that detect a presence of one or more fingers of a user on the touch sensitive bezel;
- a memory medium comprising program instructions;
- a bus coupled to the memory medium;
- and
- a processor, for executing the program instructions, coupled to a bezel sensor tool via the bus that when executing the program instructions causes the system to:
- sense a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of the display;
- determine a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment;
- sense a confirming action by the user;
- and
- register a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action.
A computer program product for user interface (UI) selection through a touch sensitive bezel, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage device, to:
- sense a touch of a user finger to the bezel indicating a linear segment of a display, the display having a touch sensitive bezel at least partially surrounding the display;
- determine a position on the display associated with the indicated linear segment;
- sense a confirming action by the user;
- and
- register a selection of an item at the position on the display in response to sensing the confirming action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.