Patent ID: 8255836

Claim:
A method comprising: detecting, by a computing device, a first gesture received at a touch-sensitive screen of the computing device, wherein the first gesture comprises a contact with the touch-sensitive screen; initiating, in response to detecting the first gesture, a hover mode in a graphical user interface displayed at the touch-sensitive screen of the computing device, wherein the hover mode allows a user to trigger an interactive user interface event that comprises displaying graphical information associated with at least one user interface element without activating the at least one user interface element in the graphical user interface; in response to detecting the first gesture and while the contact is maintained with the touch-sensitive screen, detecting, by the computing device, a second gesture received at the touch-sensitive screen of the computing device, wherein the second gesture is distinct from the first gesture; and displaying, at the touch-sensitive screen of the computing device during the hover mode and in response to detecting the second gesture, the graphical information associated with the at least one user interface element in the graphical user interface without activating the at least one user interface element.