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Method of single-handed software operation of large form factor mobile electronic devices

a mobile electronic device and software operation technology, applied in the field of single-handed software operation of large form factor mobile electronic devices, can solve the problems of cumbersome use with one hand, many users' frustration, and the inability to make phones with very large screens, and achieve the effect of efficiently navigating and facilitating a hierarchical schema

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-09-25
PRASAD ROY VARADA
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The present invention provides a mobile device with improved efficiency and ease of use. It offers a single-handed utilization zone that allows users to efficiently navigate through multiple windows and find specific documents or programs. This is achieved through a hierarchical schema that organizes data in a way that is intuitive for users. The invention also addresses certain deficiencies in mobile devices and provides capabilities that will be necessary in the future to make using mobile devices more comfortable, productive, and safe.

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For this reason, many manufacturers are reluctant to make phones with very large screens.
While there are smart phones with five inch diagonal screens such as the Samsung Galaxy® that are very popular indeed, many users find them frustrating because they are too big to use with one hand.
With their smaller form-factor, there is a natural tendency to use them like smart phones, so their large size relative to phones makes them cumbersome to use with one hand.
Although the weight of a large tablet such as the Apple iPad® with its 10″ screen makes it difficult to both hold and use it with one hand, smaller tablets such as the Amazon Kindle Fire® or the Apple iPad Mini® with their 7-8″ screens are sufficiently light in weight to both hold and operate with one hand.
In fact, it is rather cumbersome to use one of these with two hands if a user is used to a standard sized iPad.

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[0080]In the following detailed description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings, similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless context dictates otherwise. The illustrative embodiments described in the detailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting. Other embodiments may be utilized, and other changes may be made, without departing from either the spirit or scope of the invention.

[0081]In addition, the present patent specification uses formal outline headings for clarity of presentation. However, it is to be understood that the outline headings are for presentation purposes, and that different types of subject matter may be discussed throughout the application (e.g., device(s) / structure(s) may be described under process(es) / operations heading(s) and / or process(es) / operations may be discussed under structure(s) / process(es) headings; and / or descriptions of single topics may span two or more ...

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Abstract

A method of enabling single-handed user-software interactions in a large form-factor electronic device having a touch screen for receiving user thumb input actions via an operating system desktop, the method comprising the steps of: positioning a single-handed utilization zone on the mobile electronic device desktop at about a determined location of the thumb of a device holding user; and populating said single-handed utilization zone with a plurality of actionable icons arranged in a horizontal pitch and a vertical pitch determined based on a user profile and the size said single-handed utilization zone.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This nonprovisional utility patent application claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 771,036, Entitled, “Method for Enabling One-Handed Operation of Large Form Factors Electronic Devices,” by Roy Varada Prasad, filed on Feb. 28, 2013.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates in general to the manner in which a user of a mobile electronic device interacts with the operating system software of the device and more particularly it relates to a method of single-handed software operations with the operating system and application software associated with a large form factor mobile electronic device being held in one hand of a user.BACKGROUND[0003]The present day mobile phones have grown in scope from being simple cellular telephones to smart phones that are multi-functional devices at the convergence of several large industries, including telecommunications, networking, computer, consumer electronics, digital media, ele...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0481G06F3/0482
CPCG06F3/048G06F3/0482G06F3/04817G06F3/0488
Inventor PRASAD, ROY VARADA
Owner PRASAD ROY VARADA
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