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US Patent for Use of bezel as an input mechanism Patent (Patent # 9,310,994 issued April 12, 2016) - Justia Patents Search
Justia Patents Menu Or Selectable Iconic Array (e.g., Palette)US Patent for Use of bezel as an input mechanism Patent (Patent # 9,310,994)
a circuit in communication with the input, the circuit configured to: receive a touch input from the input, wherein the touch input at least starts only on a bezel of a device, the device being configured to recognize bezel gestures in which touch inputs on the bezel move from the bezel onto a display device associated with the device, the device being configured to sense the touch inputs that occur only on the bezel, at least one of the touch inputs being configured to be received relative to one or more visual affordances which is utilized to provide a hint of accessible functionality, the locations of the one or more visual affordances corresponding to a respective accessible functionality, the locations of the one or more visual affordances further dependent upon an orientation of the device, and, in combination with said at least one of the touch inputs on the bezel moving onto the display device, expose a menu that provides access to said accessible functionality; and in response to the touch input being a single-finger touch input, access a bezel menu associated with a location of at least one visual affordance; in response to the touch input being a multi-finger touch input, access a drawer associated with: a location of at least one visual affordance; and a number of fingers in the multi-finger touch input.
in response to the touch input being a multi-finger touch input, accessing a drawer associated with: a location of at least one visual affordance; and a number of fingers in the multi-finger touch input.
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Patent Publication Number: 20110209097
Primary Examiner: Andrea Long
International Classification: G06F 3/0488 (20130101); G06F 3/0483 (20130101);