Content manipulation using swipe gesture recognition technology

Abstract

A method of manipulation of content provided by a hosting server using swipe gesture recognition on a user device having a touch input display. The method includes storing the content, combined with a swipe gesture recognition module to form a content package, on the hosting server. The swipe gesture recognition module is associated with at least one displayable content element of the content. The method further includes receiving, at the hosting server, a request for the content package from the user device and transmitting the content package from the hosting server to the user device for display by an application running on the user device. A defined action is applied to the at least one displayable content element if it is determined that a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for manipulation of content provided by a hosting server using swipe gesture recognition on a user device having a touch input display, the method comprising:
 storing the content, combined with a swipe gesture recognition module to form a content package, on the hosting server, wherein the swipe gesture recognition module is associated with at least one displayable content element of the content;   receiving, at the hosting server, a request for the content package from the user device; and   transmitting the content package from the hosting server to the user device for display by an application running on the user device,   wherein the swipe gesture recognition module is configured to perform swipe gesture recognition when the at least one displayable content element is displayed on the user device, the swipe gesture recognition comprising:   receiving touch input data from the touch input display of the user device,   accessing, using the swipe gesture recognition module, a swipe gesture determination module stored on the hosting server or a second server to analyze the touch input data to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element, and   applying a defined action to the at least one displayable content element if it is determined that a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one displayable content element is in the form of a window overlaid on other displayed content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one displayable content element is in the form of a window displayed to form a portion of other displayed content. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the defined action comprises elimination of the at least one displayable content element. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the defined action comprises activating a uniform resource locator associated with the at least one displayable content element. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the swipe gesture recognition module includes an application programming interface (API) comprising script objects. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the swipe gesture recognition module comprises code for controlling the touch display in response to a determined swipe gesture. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the content comprises code for controlling the touch display in response to a determined swipe gesture. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the swipe gesture determination module is accessed using an external script file reference tag in the swipe gesture recognition module. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the swipe gesture determination module determines whether a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element by:
 detecting a start location of a touching by a user based on the touch input data received from the touch input display of the user device;   determining whether a starting element has been defined, the starting element specifying an area of the touch screen in which a touching must start in order to be determined to be a swipe gesture;   if the starting element has been defined:
 determining whether the start location of the touching by the user occurred within boundaries of the defined starting element, and 
 indicating a touch movement event if the start location of the touching by the user is within the boundaries of the defined starting element, the touch movement event initiating accumulation of the touch input data for analysis to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred, and 
 terminating the swipe gesture determination if the start location of the touching by the user is not within the boundaries of the defined starting element; and 
   if the starting element has not been defined, indicating a touch movement event.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 detecting an end location of the touching by the user based on the touch input data received from the touch input display of the user device;   determining whether an ending element has been defined, the ending element specifying an area of the touch screen in which a touching must end in order to be determined to be a swipe gesture;   if the ending element has been defined:
 determining whether the end location of the touching by the user occurred within boundaries of the defined ending element, and 
 indicating a touch end event if the end location of the touching by the user is within the boundaries of the defined ending element, the touch end event initiating analysis of the accumulated touch input data to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred, and 
 terminating the swipe gesture determination if the end location of the touching by the user is not within the boundaries of the defined ending element; and 
   if the ending element has not been defined, indicating a touch end event.   
     
     
         12 . A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions for causing a processor to perform a method for manipulation of content provided by a hosting server using swipe gesture recognition on a user device having a touch input display, the method comprising:
 storing the content, combined with a swipe gesture recognition module to form a content package, on the hosting server, wherein the swipe gesture recognition module is associated with at least one displayable content element of the content;   receiving, at the hosting server, a request for the content package from the user device; and   transmitting the content package from the hosting server to the user device for display by an application running on the user device,   wherein the swipe gesture recognition module is configured to perform swipe gesture recognition when the at least one displayable content element is displayed on the user device, the swipe gesture recognition comprising:   receiving touch input data from the touch input display of the user device,   accessing, using the swipe gesture recognition module, a swipe gesture determination module stored on the hosting server or a second server to analyze the touch input data to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element, and   applying a defined action to the at least one displayable content element if it is determined that a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element.   
     
     
         13 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one displayable content element is in the form of a window overlaid on other displayed content. 
     
     
         14 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one displayable content element is in the form of a window displayed to form a portion of other displayed content. 
     
     
         15 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the defined action comprises elimination of the at least one displayable content element. 
     
     
         16 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the defined action comprises activating a uniform resource locator associated with the at least one displayable content element. 
     
     
         17 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the swipe gesture recognition module includes an application programming interface (API) comprising script objects. 
     
     
         18 . The storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the swipe gesture recognition module comprises code for controlling the touch display in response to a determined swipe gesture. 
     
     
         19 . The storage medium of  claim 17 , wherein the content comprises code for controlling the touch display in response to a determined swipe gesture. 
     
     
         20 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the swipe gesture determination module is accessed using an external script file reference tag in the swipe gesture recognition module. 
     
     
         21 . The storage medium of  claim 12 , wherein the swipe gesture determination module determines whether a swipe gesture has occurred on the at least one displayable content element by:
 detecting a start location of a touching by a user based on the touch input data received from the touch input display of the user device;   determining whether a starting element has been defined, the starting element specifying an area of the touch screen in which a touching must start in order to be determined to be a swipe gesture;   if the starting element has been defined:
 determining whether the start location of the touching by the user occurred within boundaries of the defined starting element, and 
 indicating a touch movement event if the start location of the touching by the user is within the boundaries of the defined starting element, the touch movement event initiating accumulation of the touch input data for analysis to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred, and 
 terminating the swipe gesture determination if the start location of the touching by the user is not within the boundaries of the defined starting element; and 
   if the starting element has not been defined, indicating a touch movement event.   
     
     
         22 . The storage medium of  claim 21 , further comprising instructions for:
 detecting an end location of the touching by the user based on the touch input data received from the touch input display of the user device;   determining whether an ending element has been defined, the ending element specifying an area of the touch screen in which a touching must end in order to be determined to be a swipe gesture;   if the ending element has been defined:
 determining whether the end location of the touching by the user occurred within boundaries of the defined ending element, and 
 indicating a touch end event if the end location of the touching by the user is within the boundaries of the defined ending element, the touch end event initiating analysis of the accumulated touch input data to determine whether a swipe gesture has occurred, and 
 terminating the swipe gesture determination if the end location of the touching by the user is not within the boundaries of the defined ending element; and 
   if the ending element has not been defined, indicating a touch end event.