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Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019

Filed:

May. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Duncan Lamb, Helsinki, FI;

Timo Koro, Helsinki, FI;

Thomas Moltoni, London, GB;

Peter Skillman, London, GB;

Inventors:

Duncan Lamb, Helsinki, FI;

Timo Koro, Helsinki, FI;

Thomas Moltoni, London, GB;

Peter Skillman, London, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for providing quick access to device functionality responsive to a touch gesture may include receiving an indication of a swipe gesture being performed from a first predefined portion of a display to a second predefined portion of a touch screen display, classifying the swipe gesture as a trigger gesture based on insertion of a motion delay of at least a threshold period of time in connection with the swipe gesture, and causing, in response to classifying the trigger gesture, a display of a predefined set of functional elements that cause execution of a corresponding function when a respective one of the predefined set of functional elements is selected. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided.


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