Patent ID: 9696879
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for tab switching, the method comprising: receiving a multi-finger swipe gesture event for a computing device along a direction that a list of tabs of a user interface is displayed on a screen of the computing device, the received multi-finger swipe gesture event comprising a first position and a second position on the screen; determining a distance of movement corresponding to the received multi-finger swipe gesture event based on the first position and the second position; determining a next tab for selection from the list of tabs based on the determined distance of movement as the multi-finger swipe gesture event is received and a number of tabs available in the displayed list of tabs; providing instructions for a first graphical update of the user interface indicative of the next tab for selection as the multi-finger swipe gesture event is received, wherein the first graphical update provides a graphical indication for the next tab without updating the user interface to display contents of a user interface associated with the next tab; receiving an end of swipe gesture event indicative of a user's desire to select the next tab; and providing instructions for a second graphical update of the user interface based on the receiving of the end of swipe gesture event, wherein the graphical update displays the contents of the user interface associated with the determined next tab.