Methods, devices and computer program products for positioning icons on a touch sensitive screen
View Patent ↗Methods, systems and computer program products for positioning a plurality of icons on a touch sensitive screen include receiving an input to the touch sensitive screen including a substantially continuous stroke between a first and a second position on the screen. The plurality of icons is positioned on the touch sensitive screen responsive to the substantially continuous stroke.
1. A method for relocating a plurality of icons on a touch sensitive screen, the method comprising:
receiving an input to the touch sensitive screen comprising a substantially continuous stroke between a first and a second position on the screen, the substantially continuous stroke defining a shape on the screen; and
positioning the plurality of icons on the touch sensitive screen in a spaced-apart configuration generally along the shape defined by the substantially continuous stroke on the screen and responsive to the substantially continuous stroke.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substantially continuous stroke comprises an arch and the plurality of icons is positioned in a spaced-apart configuration generally defined by the arch.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the spaced-apart configuration of the icons generally defined by the arch is configured to increase ergonomics of the touch sensitive screen.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is mounted on a hand-held device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting an area size associated with the input to the touch sensitive screen; and
sizing and/or positioning the plurality of icons responsive to the area size associated with the input.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the area size comprises an input area size of a thumb of a user, and sizing and/or positioning the plurality of icons further comprises:
increasing a size of the plurality of icons if the input area size is greater than a threshold amount; and
decreasing a size of the plurality of icons if the input area size is less than a threshold amount.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the area size comprises an input area size of a thumb of a user, and sizing and/or positioning the plurality of icons further comprises:
increasing a spacing between the plurality of icons if the input size area is greater than a threshold amount; and
decreasing a spacing between the plurality of icons if the input size area is less than a threshold amount.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the substantially continuous stroke comprises a rectangle and/or oval shape and the plurality of icons are positioned in a spaced-apart configuration generally defined by the rectangle and/or oval shape.
9. A device for relocating a plurality of icons on a touch sensitive screen, the device comprising:
a touch sensitive screen configured to receive an input comprising a substantially continuous stroke between a first and a second position on the screen, the substantially continuous stroke defining a shape on the screen; and
an icon positioning module configured to position the plurality of icons on the touch sensitive screen in a spaced-apart configuration generally along the shape defined by the substantially continuous stroke on the screen and responsive to the substantially continuous stroke.
10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the substantially continuous stroke comprises an arch and the plurality of icons is positioned in a spaced-apart configuration generally defined by the arch.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the spaced-apart configuration of the icons generally defined by the arch is configured to increase ergonomics of the touch sensitive screen.
12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a hand-held device and the touch sensitive screen is mounted on the hand-held device.
13. The device of claim 9 , wherein the icon positioning module is configured to detect an area size associated with the input to the touch sensitive screen and to size and/or position the plurality of icons responsive to the area size associated with the input.
14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the area size comprises an input area size of a thumb of a user, and the icon positioning module is configured to size and/or position the plurality of icons by increasing a size of the plurality of icons if the input area size is greater than a threshold amount, and decreasing a size of the plurality of icons if the input area size is less than a threshold amount.
15. The device of claim 13 , wherein the area size comprises an input area size of a thumb of a user, and the icon positioning module is configured to size and/or position the plurality of icons by increasing a spacing between the plurality of icons if the input size area is greater than a threshold amount, and decreasing a spacing between the plurality of icons if the input size area is less than a threshold amount.
16. The device of claim 9 , wherein the substantially continuous stroke comprises a rectangle and/or oval shape and the plurality of icons are positioned in a spaced-apart configuration generally defined by the rectangle and/or oval shape.
17. A computer program product for positioning icons on a touch sensitive screen, the computer program product comprising:
a non-transient computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium, the computer readable program code comprising:
computer readable program code configured to receive an input to the touch sensitive screen comprising a substantially continuous stroke between a first and a second position on the screen, the substantially continuous stroke defining a shape on the screen; and
computer readable program code configured to position the plurality of icons on the touch sensitive screen in a spaced-apart configuration generally along the shape defined by the substantially continuous stroke on the screen and responsive to the substantially continuous stroke.
18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the substantially continuous stroke comprises an arch and the plurality of icons is positioned in a spaced-apart configuration generally defined by the arch.
19. The computer program product of claim 18 , wherein the spaced-apart configuration of the icons generally defined by the arch is configured to increase ergonomics of the touch sensitive screen.
20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the touch sensitive screen is mounted on a hand-held device.