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US 9,141,275 · App. 12/372,681 · Granted Sep 22, 2015

Rendering object icons associated with a first object icon upon detecting fingers moving apart

Inventors: Craig T. Brown (Cypress, TX); Dustin L. Hoffman (Cypress, TX); Peter M. On (Houston, TX)
Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
G06F3/0488G06F3/0482G06F3/04817
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,141,275
App. No.
12/372,681
Granted
Sep 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method comprises detecting two fingers touching a first object icon on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions. The first object icon is associated with on or more constituent elements. In response to such detecting, the method causes additional object icons to appear on the display. Each additional object icon represents a constituent element of the first object icon.

Claims (12)

1. A method, comprising:

a processor detecting two fingers touching a first object icon on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions, said first object icon being associated with constituent elements; and

in response to said detecting, the processor causing additional object icons to appear on said display, each additional object icon representing a constituent element of said first object icon,

wherein causing the additional object icons to appear comprises rendering the additional object icons in a generally circular pattern centered about said first object icon,

wherein said method further comprising detecting a finger touching one of said additional object icons and then moving in a direction about said generally circular pattern, and in response to the detecting, causing the generally circular pattern of additional object icons to animate so as to spin about a center point coinciding with said first object icon,

wherein the generally circular pattern of additional object icons spins indefinitely until the a user touches the pattern.

2. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a touch sensitive display coupled to the processor;

wherein the processor detects a finger moving in a curved motion about a group of object icons on a touch sensitive display and, in response to the detection, the processor causes the object icons to spin about a displayed icon that does not move with said object icons.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the processor causes the object icons to spin in the same direction as the curved motion of the finger.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the processor causes the object icons to cease spinning and then reverse direction based detecting that a finger is moving in a direction opposite that of the direction of the curved motion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2009
From: BROWN, CRAIG T.; HOFFMAN, DUSTIN L.; ON, PETER M.
To: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
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Continuity (1)
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