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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2009
Eric D. Bergman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Eric D. Bergman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Oracle America, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for interacting with a computing device, involving presenting a first mode of a touch interface, where the touch interface is configured as a user interface of the computing device, where the touch interface comprises at least one status icon, and where in the first mode, the status icon is not selectable by touch input. The method further includes receiving, from a user using the computing device, a first input indicating a desire to switch from the first mode to a second mode of the touch interface; and in response to receiving the first input, presenting the user with the second mode of the touch interface, where in the second mode, the status icon is selectable by touch input, and where the status icon displays a corresponding status of the computing device.