Patent ID: 9690463
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M

Claim:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to select an actionable item displayed in a graphical user interface on a mobile computer system with a touchscreen, the selecting an actionable item comprising: detecting a first gesture starting from an edge of a lower portion of the touchscreen, the first gesture ending at a first position away from the edge, the lower portion having a predetermined height above a bottom edge of the touchscreen; in response to detecting the first gesture, activating a single-handed operation mode; determining a sequence of actionable items for a foreground application executing on the processor, including: detecting a second gesture on the touchscreen, the second gesture beginning at the first position and ending at a second position, the first and second gestures being performed sequentially without lifting; in response to detecting the second gesture, detecting a third gesture on the touchscreen; and in response to detecting a release at the second position as the third gesture, selecting the highlighted actionable item for processing by the foreground application and de-activating the single-handed operation mode.