Optimization schemes for controlling user interfaces through gesture or touch

US8843858B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Renu Devi · Redmond, US
• Barnabas Whitfield · Seattle, US
• Kyle Ryan · Sammamish, US
• Trevor J. Harris · Mercer Island, US
• Mark Fields · Redmond, US
• Michael Herzfeld · Seattle, US
• Louisa Lee · Kirkland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 8, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 23, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 8, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F9/451
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A web application provides a custom selection for editing text on a gesture or touch screen. The application replaces native browser handles with selection handles to provide consistent user interface experience across platforms. The application also provides a scheme for semantic interpretation of browser gesture or touch events. The application standardizes browser events into a consistent stream of semantic events that are compatible with a plurality of devices and browsers. The application also provides a gesture or touch optimized user interface in the browser. The application determines gesture or touch input and optimizes the user interface according to the type of input.