Swipe-based confirmation for touch sensitive devices
Techniques are disclosed for providing a swipe-based confirmation mode in electronic touch sensitive devices. The user can engage the confirmation mode by performing a command (e.g., delete or power down command), which causes the device to display a confirmation swipe gesture prompt. The confirmation prompt may be included within a confirmation graphic or a confirmation pop-up window. By performing the confirmation swipe gesture on the touch sensitive surface, the user may confirm the command. By not properly performing the confirmation gesture, closing a confirmation pop-up window, tapping an area of the screen not associated with the confirmation prompt, or otherwise not performing the confirmation swipe gesture, the device may cause the function to be cancelled.
1. A system, comprising:
one or more processors;
a user interface executable by the one or more processors and including a swipe-based confirmation mode that is activated in response to user input requesting performance of a function, wherein once activated, the swipe-based confirmation mode is configured to
transition at least a portion of a display to an initial diminished appearance, and
cause display, on the display, of a swipe path that includes a directional prompt, the swipe path for allowing a user to confirm performance of the function in response to a swipe gesture performed along the swipe path, wherein the initial diminished appearance becomes increasingly further diminished as the swipe gesture progresses along the swipe path in a direction indicated by the directional prompt.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is further configured to exit the swipe-based confirmation mode if a cancel input is received.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the function comprises a power off function.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the function comprises a delete function.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein a sound accompanies completion of the swipe gesture.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the sound is a swoosh sound.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe gesture follows a path in one single direction.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is further configured to cause display of a virtual push button at the end of the swipe path.
9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is further configured to cease in response to engagement of a physical button of the system.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is further configured to cause the initial diminished appearance to increasingly reappear as the swipe gesture progresses back along the swipe path in a direction opposite the direction indicated by the directional prompt.
11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is user-configurable.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an input sensor configured to translate touch-based input, including the swipe gesture, into an electrical signal.
13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the input sensor comprises an in-plane switching panel or an electro-magnetic resonance sensor grid.
14. A system, comprising:
one or more processors; and
a user interface executable by the one or more processors and that is activated in response to user input requesting performance of a function, wherein once activated, the user interface is configured to
transition at least a portion of a touchscreen display to an initial diminished appearance, and
cause display, on the display, of a swipe path, the swipe path for allowing a user to confirm performance of the function in response to a swipe gesture performed along the swipe path, wherein the initial diminished appearance becomes increasingly further diminished as the swipe gesture progresses along the swipe path in a first direction, and wherein the initial diminished appearance increasingly reappears as the swipe gesture progresses back along the swipe path in a second direction opposite the first direction.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the swipe-based confirmation mode is further configured to exit the swipe-based confirmation mode if a cancel input is received.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the function comprises a power off function.
17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the function comprises a delete function.
18. A mobile computing device, comprising:
a physical power button;
a touchscreen display; and
a touch-based user interface control feature displayable on the display and including a slide bar usable to confirm a power off request initiated by engagement of the physical power button, wherein at least a portion of the display transitions to an initial diminished appearance in response to the request, and wherein the initial diminished appearance becomes increasingly further diminished as the slide bar is dragged along a path in a first direction, and wherein the initial diminished appearance increasingly reappears as the slide bar is dragged back along the path in a second direction opposite the first direction.
19. The mobile computing device of claim 18 , wherein the mobile computing device is a smartphone or a tablet computer.
20. The mobile computing device of claim 18 , wherein the function comprises a power off function or a delete function.