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Contextual multiplexing gestures

A usable, user-interface technology that is applied in instrumentation, computing, electrical digital data processing, etc., and can solve problems such as limited usefulness, user frustration, and reduced utilization of equipment

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-08-31
MICROSOFT CORP
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Therefore, adding these functions in the menu may frustrate the user purely due to the large number of function choices, and thus lead to reduced utilization of the additional functions as well as the device itself that employs each function
As such, traditional techniques that have been used to access functions may limit the usefulness of each function to the user of the computing device

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[0046] Conventional techniques once used to access the functionality of computing devices may become less efficient as they are extended to access an ever-increasing number of functionality. Accordingly, these conventional techniques can lead to user frustration regarding the additional functionality and possibly reduced user satisfaction with computing devices having these additional functionality. For example, the use of traditional menus may force the user to navigate through multiple levels and selections at each level to locate a desired function, which is both time consuming and frustrating for the user.

[0047] Techniques involving gestures are described. In the following discussion, various implementations are described involving gestures that initiate functions of a computing device. In this manner, users can easily access functions in an efficient and intuitive manner without encountering the complexities involved in using conventional access tec...

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Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to techniques for providing input gestures to computing devices. Background technique [0002] The amount of functionality available from computing devices is ever increasing, such as from mobile devices, game consoles, televisions, set-top boxes, personal computers, and the like. However, traditional techniques once used to interact with computing devices have become less efficient as the number of functions has increased. [0003] For example, including additional functions in a menu can add additional levels to the menu and additional choices at each level. Therefore, adding these functions in the menu may frustrate the user purely due to the large number of function choices, and thus lead to a reduced utilization of the additional functions as well as the device itself that employs each function. As such, conventional techniques that have been used to access functions may limit the usefulness of each function to a us...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048
CPCG06F3/048G06F2203/04808G06F3/04845G06F3/04883
Inventor K·P·欣克利矢谷浩司J·R·哈里斯A·S·艾伦G·F·佩奇尼基M·帕赫德
Owner MICROSOFT CORP