US 11,789,605 B2
Context based gesture actions on a touchscreen
Fady Samuel, Kitchener (CA); and Varun Jain, Kitchener (CA)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,503.
Application 18/174,503 is a continuation of application No. 17/561,015, filed on Dec. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,599,264.
Application 17/561,015 is a continuation of application No. 16/656,297, filed on Oct. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,243,683, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Application 16/656,297 is a continuation of application No. 15/587,587, filed on May 5, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/587,587 is a continuation of application No. 13/567,828, filed on Aug. 6, 2012, granted, now 9,684,398, issued on Jun. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0221860 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/04883 (2013.01) [G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
outputting, for display at a touch screen operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical user interface including a plurality of icons representing applications;
receiving an indication of a first gesture detected by the touch screen at a location at which a particular icon from the plurality of icons is displayed;
determining a type of gesture associated with the first gesture, the type of gesture including a default gesture associated with a default action to open or execute an application represented by the particular icon or an action-select gesture associated with a menu of multiple selectable actions to perform with the application represented by the particular icon, the multiple selectable actions including at least one selectable action different than opening or executing the application represented by the particular icon;
responsive to determining that the type of gesture associated with the first gesture is the default gesture, opening or executing the application represented by the particular icon;
responsive to determining that the type of gesture associated with the first gesture is the action-select gesture associated with the menu of multiple selectable actions to perform with the application represented by the particular icon:
identifying, based on the application represented by the particular icon, the multiple selectable actions to perform; and
outputting, for display, a menu indicating the multiple selectable actions to perform;
receiving an indication of a second gesture detected by the touch screen at an area of the menu where a particular selectable action from the multiple selectable actions is displayed; and
responsive to receiving the second gesture, performing the particular selectable action.