Using touchscreen by pointing means
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorPekka Pihlaja
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Abstract
A method for selecting a function on a touchscreen. At least one element is displayed on the screen for providing a function. The function is arranged to be executed in response to activating the element. A cursor comprising a handle part and a pointing part is arranged to be shown on the screen. The handle part of the cursor is arranged substantially at a point on the screen indicated by a user such that the pointing part resides on the screen substantially at a different point than the indicated point. The element indicated by the pointing part is activated in response to the user selecting the element.
Claims15
A method for selecting a function on a touchscreen comprising at least one element for providing the function configured to be executed in response to activating said element, wherein
- a cursor comprising a handle part and a pointing part is arranged on the touchscreen, said pointing part and/or handle part is modifiable with respect to at least one of the following parameters:
- a distance between a point indicated by the pointing part and the handle part,
- a direction of the point indicated with respect to the handle part,
- size of the handle part;
- the method comprising:
- arranging said handle part of the cursor substantially at a point on the touchscreen indicated by a user by a pointing means such that said pointing part resides on the touchscreen substantially at a different location than the point indicated, and
- activating the element indicated by the pointing part in response to the user selecting the element.
An electronic device configured to display at least one element on a touchscreen in order to provide a function configured to be executed in response to activating said element, wherein
- a cursor comprising a handle part and a pointing part is arranged on the touchscreen, said pointing part and/or handle part is configured to be modified with respect to at least one of the following parameters:
- a distance between a point indicated by the pointing part and the handle part,
- a direction of the indicated point with respect to the handle part,
- size of the handle part;
- said handle part of the cursor is configured to be adjusted substantially at a point on the touchscreen indicated by a user by a pointing means such that said pointing part resides on the screen substantially at a different location than the indicated point, and
- the element indicated by the pointing part is activated in response to the user selecting the element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.