Accessing A Menu Utilizing A Drag-Operation

Abstract

Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for intuitively invoking a presentation action (e.g., rendering a menu) by applying a drag-operation at a top-level control button rendered at a touchscreen display are provided. Initially, aspects of a user-initiated input applied at the top-level control button are detected. These aspects may include an actuation location and a distance of a drag-movement therefrom. If a distance of the drag-movement at the touchscreen display is greater than a threshold distance in a particular radial direction from the actuation location, the user-initiated input is considered a drag-operation. Typically, a set of trigger boundaries are constructed based on system metrics to assist in disambiguating the drag-operation from a tap-type operation. If a drag-operation is identified, the presentation action is invoked; otherwise, a principle action associated with the top-level control button (e.g., manipulating content of an application) may be invoked.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of providing actions for a control button on a touch interface, comprising:
 detecting a touch input applied to the control button on the touch interface;   determining a distance associated with the touch input;   when the distance associated with the touch input does not exceed a threshold distance, then invoking a first action; and   when the distance associated with the user input exceeds the threshold distance, then invoking a second action.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the distance associated with the touch input is determined in response to a removal of the touch input. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the distance associated with the touch input is determined as a function of a first location and a location at which the touch input is removed from the touch interface. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the first location is an initial location of the touch input or a location associated with the control button. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first action comprises a principle action associated with the control button. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the second action comprises a presentation action associated with the principle action. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the presentation action provides one or more selectable options associated with the principle action. 
     
     
         8 . One or more hardware computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method of providing actions for a control button on a touch interface, the method comprising:
 detecting a touch input applied to the control button on the touch interface;   in response to determining that the touch input is removed from the touch interface, determining a distance associated with the touch input;   when the distance associated with the touch input does not exceed a threshold distance, then invoking a first action; and   when the distance associated with the user input exceeds the threshold distance, then invoking a second action.   
     
     
         9 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the distance associated with the touch input is determined as a function of an initial location of the touch input and a location at which the touch input is removed from the touch interface. 
     
     
         10 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the distance associated with the touch input is determined as a function of a location associated with the control button and a location at which the touch input is removed from the touch interface. 
     
     
         11 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the touch input comprises contact with the touch interface by a finger or a stylus. 
     
     
         12 . The media of  claim 8 , wherein the first action comprises a principle action associated with the control button. 
     
     
         13 . The media of  claim 12 , wherein the second action comprises a presentation action associated with the principle action. 
     
     
         14 . The media of  claim 13 , wherein the presentation action provides one or more selectable options associated with the principle action. 
     
     
         15 . A system for providing functionalities for a control button on a touch interface, comprising:
 a touch interface;   one or more processing devices that:
 detect a touch input applied to the control button on the touch interface; 
 in response to a determination that that the touch input is removed from the touch interface, determine a distance associated with the touch input; 
 when the distance associated with the touch input corresponds to a first distance, then invoking a first functionality associated with the control button; and 
 when the distance associated with the user input corresponds to a second distance, then invoking a second functionality associated with the control button. 
   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the distance associated with the touch input is determined as a function of an initial location of the touch input and a location at which the touch input is removed from the touch interface. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the touch input comprises contact between a finger and the touch interface. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the touch input comprises contact between a stylus and the touch interface. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the first functionality comprises a principle action associated with the control button. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the second functionality provides one or more selectable options associated with the principle action.