US 11,726,644 B2
Providing visual feedback during touch-based operations on user interface elements
Elizabeth Salowitz, Kirkland, WA (US); Sha Viswanathan, Redmond, WA (US); Joseph Spencer King, Seattle, WA (US); Albert Peter Yih, Redmond, WA (US); and Hadley Meryl Griffin, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/353,659.
Prior Publication US 2022/0404958 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/04845 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04804 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A touch-enabled computing device, comprising:
at least one processor;
a touch-sensitive display; and
a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereupon which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the touch-enabled computing device to:
display a UI element on a touch-sensitive display of the touch-enabled computing device;
receive a first user input gesture by way of the touch-sensitive display;
responsive to receiving the first user input gesture, modify a size of the UI element from an original size to a reduced size, display the UI element at the reduced size, and display a visual indicator surrounding the UI element, wherein the visual indicator has a size equivalent to the original size of the UI element;
receive a second user input gesture by way of the touch-sensitive display;
perform an operation on the UI element in response to the second user input gesture, wherein the operation performed on the UI element in response to the second user input gesture comprises a move operation, and wherein the visual indicator is moved with the UI element; and
following the performance of the operation on the UI element, modify the size of the UI element from the reduced size to the original size and displaying the UI element at the original size.