METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TOUCH GESTURES

摘要

A system and method for facilitating employing touch gestures to control or manipulate a web-based application. The example method includes employing a browser running on a device with a touch-sensitive display to access content provided via a website; determining a context associated with the content, including ascertaining one or more user interface controls to be presented via a display screen used to present the content, and providing a first signal in response thereto; receiving touch input from a touch-sensitive display and providing a second signal in response thereto; and using the second signal to manipulate the display screen in accordance with the context associated with the content presented via the display screen. A library of touch gestures can represent common functions through touch movement patterns. These gestures may be context sensitive so as not to conflict with default touch tablet gestures.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for employing touch gestures to control a software application, the method comprising:
employing a touch-sensitive display on a device to access a user interface of the software application; determining default touch gestures used by the device to manipulate the software application through operation of the user interface; determining a context associated with the user interface; and determining, from the context associated with the user interface and the default touch gestures, a set of touch gestures that are non-conflicting with the default touch gestures when operating one or more user interface controls of the software application via the user interface, wherein the set of touch gestures includes at least one common touch gesture configured to operate at least one of the one or more user interface controls also operable by a default touch gesture.