Method and graphical user interface for positioning a preselection and selecting on a computing device with a touch-sensitive display
View Patent ↗A method, comprising: at a computing device with a touch-sensitive display: displaying a control icon; displaying an item preselection mark at a position of an item in a list of items; detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display; and—in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, changing in a number of discrete steps the position of the item preselection mark in the list of items; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and in response to detecting a selection gesture on the control icon, selecting an item at a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items.
1. A method, comprising:
at a computing device with a touch-sensitive display:
displaying a control icon;
displaying an item preselection mark at a position of an item in a list of items;
detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, changing in a number of discrete steps the position of the item preselection mark in the list of items;
detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to detecting a selection gesture on the control icon, selecting an item at a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control icon is displayed as a vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the list of items is a one-dimensional list of items.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the list of items is a two-dimensional list of items.
5. The method of claim 1 , further including:
in response to detecting a second gesture on a second-end of the control icon,
displaying an option list of items applicable to an item at a position of the item preselection mark in a list of items.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein: the control icon is displayed as vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display, the second-end of the control icon is a bottom-end of the control icon, and the second gesture is a tap.
7. The method of claim 1 , further including:
in response to detecting a selection gesture on the control icon, selecting an item at a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items, and displaying a child list of items.
8. The method of claim 7 , further including:
in response to detecting a first gesture on a first-end of the control icon, displaying a parent list of items.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein: the control icon is displayed as vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display, the first-end of the control icon is a top-end of the control icon, and the first gesture is a tap.
10. The method of claim 1 , further including:
detecting a time rate of change in a position of the contact, and
in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, changing in a number of discrete steps a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items by an amount proportional to a change and a time rate of change in a position of the contact.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection gesture is a tap.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the item preselection mark is displayed as a rectangle around an item.
13. The method of claim 1 , further including: speaking the item at the position of the item preselection mark.
14. The method of claim 1 , further including: previewing the item at the position of the item preselection mark.
15. A graphical user interface on a computing device comprising a touch-sensitive display wherein:
a control icon is displayed;
an item preselection mark is displayed at a position of an item in a list of items;
a contact on the touch-sensitive display is detected; and
in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, the position of the item preselection mark in the list of items is changed in a number of discrete steps;
a gesture on the touch-sensitive display is detected; and
in response to detecting a selection gesture on the control icon, an item at a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items is selected.
16. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , wherein the control icon is displayed as a vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display.
17. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , wherein the list of items is a one-dimensional list of items.
18. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , wherein the list of items is a two-dimensional list of items.
19. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , further including:
in response to detecting a second gesture on a second-end of the control icon, an option list of items applicable to an item at a position of the item preselection mark in a list of items is displayed.
20. The graphical user interface of claim 19 , wherein: the control icon is displayed as vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display, the second-end of the control icon is a bottom-end of the control icon, and the second gesture is a tap.
21. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , further including:
in response to detecting a selection gesture on the control icon, an item at a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items is displayed, and a child list of items is displayed.
22. The graphical user interface of claim 21 , further including:
in response to detecting a first gesture on a first-end of the control icon, a parent list of items is displayed.
23. The graphical user interface of claim 2 , wherein: the control icon is displayed as vertical line near an edge of the touch-sensitive display, the first-end of the control icon is a top-end of the control icon, and the first gesture is a tap.
24. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , further including:
a time rate of change in a position of the contact is detected, and
in response to detecting a change in a position of the contact beginning anywhere on the control icon, a position of the item preselection mark in the list of items is changed in a number of discrete steps by an amount proportional to a change and a time rate of change in a position of the contact.
25. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , wherein the selection gesture is a tap.
26. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , wherein the item preselection mark is displayed as a rectangle around an item.
27. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , further including: the item at the position of the item preselection mark is spoken.
28. The graphical user interface of claim 15 , further including: the item at the position of the item preselection mark is previewed.