Patent ID: 9201589
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. On a computing system comprising a touch-sensitive input region and a display surface, a method of interaction by touch input, the method comprising the steps of: (a) displaying map data on the display surface; (b) detecting a first touch input at a first input location of the touch-sensitive input region; (c) defining a first display location on the display surface in accordance with the first input location; (d) detecting a second touch input at a second input location of the touch-sensitive input region; (e) defining a second display location on the display surface in accordance with the second input location; (f) defining a functional area in accordance with the first and the second display locations, the functional area encompassing a non-whole portion of the display surface and the second display location being located on a peripheral edge of the functional area; (g) graphically representing a plurality of functions on the peripheral edge of the functional area; (h) detecting a third touch input at a third input location of the touch-sensitive input region corresponding to one of the plurality of functions; and, (i) applying the function selected via the third touch input at step (h) to the functional area, wherein if the function selected at step (h) is associated with one or more additional functions, the method further comprises the steps of: (j) graphically representing the one or more additional functions on the peripheral edge of the functional area; (k) detecting an additional touch input at a location of the touch-sensitive input region corresponding to one of the one or more additional functions; and, (l) applying the function selected at step (k) to the functional area, wherein