Method of single-handed software operation of large form factor mobile electronic devices
US8769431B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0488
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a large form-factor mobile electronic device having a touchscreen for receiving user thumb input actions via an operating system desktop to facilitate user-software interactions, a method of enabling single-handed user-software interactions, comprising the steps of: generating a single-handed utilization zone; positioning said single-handed utilization zone at a current detected thumb location on the touchscreen; rendering a proxy desktop within said zone, said proxy desktop providing substantially the same functionality of the operating system desktop of the large form-factor mobile electronic device and being conformed substantially in shape and size to a small form factor mobile electronic device to facilitate user familiarity with thumb stroke actions with the rendered touch screen desktop; and rendering an application interface within said zone upon receiving a generate application interface request.
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