METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING COPY-PASTE OPERATIONS ON A DEVICE VIA USER GESTURES

1 . A method for performing a copy-paste operation using user finger gesture input to a device having one or more touch sensitive display screens, comprising:

receiving a first finger gesture input to one of the touch sensitive display screens;

selecting a source area of the touch sensitive display screens, the source area selected identified by a display screen location for the first finger gesture input;

receiving a finger drag gesture input for identifying a target area of the touch sensitive display screens into which data from the source data is to be copied, wherein the target area corresponds to a location on the touch sensitive display screens where the drag gesture is last detected before it ceases to be detected; and

copying the data to the target area.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one touch sensitive display screen includes a capacitive touch sensitive area for receiving the finger gesture input.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further including a step of outputting on one of the touch sensitive display screens a change in the display of the source area for identifying the source area to a user.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further including a step of selecting the target area by: (i) determining the target area by identifying the location on one of the touch sensitive display screens where the drag gesture is last detected before it ceases to be detected, and (ii) determining that the target area is configured to receive the data.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of selecting includes determining that the target area that accepts a clipboard input.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first finger gesture includes pressing and holding a finger against the one touch sensitive display screen for a predetermined time for identifying a display location for the source area.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the finger drag gesture includes dragging the finger gesture on the one touch sensitive display screen.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further including identifying to a user one or more display areas, of the touch sensitive display screens, as the user inputs a portion of the drag gesture over each of the one or more display areas that are determined to be acceptable for pasting the data therein.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the finger drag gesture extends across a boundary of a first of the touch sensitive display screens and onto a second of the touch sensitive display screens, wherein the first and second display screens are foldable relative to one another.

10 . A computer readable medium for performing a copy-paste operation using user finger gesture inputs to first and second display screens of a device, wherein the device includes a folding mechanism attached to each of the first and second display screens for providing the first and seconds display screens in a folded configuration wherein the first and second display screens face in opposite directions, and in an unfolded configuration wherein the first and second display screens face in a substantially same direction, comprising:

machine instructions for performing the following steps:

determining that the first and second display screens are in the unfolded configuration;

receiving an input from a first finger gesture to the first display screen, wherein the first finger gesture input is for identifying a source area from which displayed data is to be copied;

receiving an input from a finger drag gesture for identifying a target area of the second display screen into which data from the source area is to be copied, wherein the target area corresponds to a location of the second display screen where the drag gesture is last detected before it ceases to be detected;

wherein the finger drag gesture includes a continuous contact with the first display screen from the first finger gesture; and

copying the data to the target area.

11 . The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the source area and the target area each corresponds to a displayed portion of a different application window;

wherein each of the different application windows correspond to a different software application installed on the device.

12 . The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein each of the software applications is operable on the device independently of each of the other of the software applications.

13 . The computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the step of copying includes copying the data from the source area to a clipboard, and then automatically inputting corresponding clipboard data to the target area.

14 . The computer readable medium of claim 10 , further including highlighting the source area prior to a performance of the finger drag gesture.

15 . A hand-held device for performing a copy-paste operation using user finger gesture inputs, comprising:

first and second display screens of the device, wherein the device includes a folding mechanism attached to each of the first and second display screens for providing the first and seconds display screens in a folded configuration wherein the first and second display screens face in opposite directions, and in an unfolded configuration wherein the first and second display screens face in a substantially same direction;

a display manager for determining whether the first and second display screens are in an unfolded configuration or a folded configuration;

a gesture interpreter for interpreting each of a first finger gesture input to the first display screen, and a finger drag gesture input to each of the first and second display screens;

a window manager for receiving: (i) first data from the gesture interpreter, the first data indicative of the first finger gesture input, wherein the first data is for identifying a source area, displayed on the first display screen, from which displayed data is to be copied, and (ii) second data from the gesture interpreter, the second data indicative of the finger drag gesture input, wherein the second data is for identifying a target area of the second display screen into which data from the source data is to be copied, wherein the target area corresponds to a location of the second display screen where the drag gesture is last detected by the gesture interpreter before the drag gesture ceases to be detected by the gesture interpreter;

wherein when the source area and the target area are respectively determined on the first and second display screens, data representative of a contents of the source area is copied into the target area.

16 . The hand-device of claim 15 , wherein the source area is included in a display of a first application, and the target area is included in a display of a different second application.

17 . The hand-device of claim 15 , wherein the first finger gesture includes pressing and holding a finger against the first display screen for a predetermined time for identifying a display location for the source area.

18 . The hand-device of claim 17 , wherein the finger drag gesture includes dragging the first finger gesture on each of the first and second display screens substantially continuously across a boundary therebetween.

19 . The hand-device of claim 15 further including an application support service for inputting the data from the source area into a clipboard, and then automatically inputting corresponding clipboard data to the target area.

20 . The hand-device of claim 15 , wherein the window manager highlights the source area prior to a performance of the finger drag gesture.