Patent ID: 8640046
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: outputting, by a computing device, for display at a touch-sensitive display, a first sub-portion of a list of items; receiving an indication of a first gesture input entered at the touch-sensitive display, the first gesture input having a first quantity of points of contact at the touch-sensitive display; determining a first alphanumeric character based at least in part on the first gesture input; responsive to determining the first alphanumeric character, outputting, by the computing device, for display at the touch-sensitive display, and in place of the first sub-portion of the list of items, a second sub-portion of the list of items that includes one or more entries having a first character that corresponds to the first alphanumeric character; after outputting, by the computing device, for display at the touch-sensitive display, the second sub-portion of the list of items, receiving an indication of a second gesture input entered at the touch-sensitive display, the second gesture input having a second quantity of points of contact at the touch-sensitive display, wherein at least one of the first gesture input and the second gesture input comprises a multi-touch gesture input; determining a second alphanumeric character based at least in part on the second gesture input; comparing the first quantity of points of contact in the first gesture input to the second quantity of points of contact in the second gesture input; and responsive to determining that the first quantity of points of contact is different than the second quantity of points of contact, outputting, by the computing device and for display at the touch-sensitive display, in place of the second sub-portion of the list of items, a third sub-portion of the list of items that includes one or more entries having a first character that corresponds to the first alphanumeric character and a second character that corresponds to the second alphanumeric character.