NON-OCCLUDED DISPLAY FOR HOVER INTERACTIONS

摘要

A computing device can be configured to recognize when a user hovers over or is within a determined distance of an element displayed on the computing device to perform certain tasks. Information associated with the element can be displayed when such a hover input is detected. This information may comprise a description of what tasks are performed by selection of the element. This information could also be an enlarged version of the element to help the user disambiguate selection of multiple elements. The information can be displayed in a manner such that at least substantive portions of the information would not be obscured or occluded by the user.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for displaying information on a computing device having a touchscreen, comprising:
under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,
configuring an interface element to display data when a user's finger hovers over the interface element, the interface element being displayed on the touchscreen of the computing device;detecting, using a sensor of the computing device, that the user's finger is hovering over the interface element;estimating a region of the touchscreen that is occluded, with respect to the user viewing the touchscreen, by the user's finger; anddisplaying the data outside the region of the touchscreen.