US2008211784A1PendingUtilityA1

Gestures for touch sensitive input devices

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Assignee: APPLE INCPriority: Jul 30, 2004Filed: May 9, 2008Published: Sep 4, 2008
Est. expiryJul 30, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Steve Porter HotellingJoshua A. StrickonBrian HuppiImran ChaudhriGreg ChristieBas OrdingDuncan Robert KerrJonathan P. Ive
G06F 3/04883G06F 3/0418G06F 2203/04805G06F 3/0482G06F 3/0488G06F 2203/04808G06F 3/04886G06F 3/04842
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Abstract

Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.

Claims

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1 . A computer implemented method comprising:
 presenting a virtual wheel; detecting at least a first finger over the virtual wheel;   associating the finger to the virtual wheel; and   generating control signals when the finger is moved about the virtual wheel.   
   
   
       2 . The method as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 rotating the presented virtual wheel when the finger is moved about the virtual wheel.   
   
   
       3 . The method as recited in  claim 1  wherein the control signals implement scrolling on a display.

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