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Quick data entry lanes for touch screen mobile devices

US8527904B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateFeb 2, 2012
Grant dateSep 3, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 2, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04847
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and method for interpreting a data selection on a touch screen may include providing an interface on the touch screen with a plurality of lanes, each lane associated with an attribute, and each attribute associated with a plurality of values. Icons may fill each lane, with each icon configured to display one of the values of the attribute of the lane. The interface may also have a first lane where a first icon is not displayed. It may be determined that a finger gesture input from the touch screen with a direction is associated with the first lane, and in response, the icons in the first lane may be moved in that direction to display the first icon. A finger tap input from the touch screen corresponding to the first icon may enlarge a size of the first icon on the touch screen to substantially fill the first lane.

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