Patent ID: 8719734

Claim:
A method executable on at least one processor of a computing device, the method comprising: activating a cursor in a first activation zone, said first activation zone defined by a first area along a first edge of a graphical user interface screen that is provided on a display and that includes less than the entire area of the graphical user interface, by an application executing on the computing device; starting a first countdown timer upon detecting said cursor exiting said first activation zone and moving towards a central location on said graphical user interface screen; determining whether said cursor has crossed a swipe gate before the expiration of said first countdown timer; when said cursor has crossed said swipe gate before the expiration of said first countdown timer: providing a first response via said graphical user interface screen, said first response indicative that said application executing on the computing device has recognized an air swipe; starting a second countdown timer; and disabling a second activation zone, said second activation zone defined by a second area along a second edge opposing the first edge of said graphical user interface screen and that includes less than the entire area of the graphical user interface, until said second countdown timer has expired; and when said cursor has not crossed said swipe gate before the expiration of said first countdown timer: providing a second response via said graphical user interface screen, said second response indicative that said application executing on the computing device has not recognized an air swipe; starting a third countdown timer upon providing said second response; and disabling said second activation zone within said graphical user interface screen until said third countdown timer has expired.