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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Jan-kristian Markiewicz, Redmond, WA (US);
Gerrit H. Hofmeester, Woodinville, WA (US);
Orry W. Soegiono, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon Gabriel Clapper, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer Marie Wolfe, Seattle, WA (US);
Chantal M. Leonard, Seattle, WA (US);
Theresa B. Pittappilly, Redmond, WA (US);
Holger Kuehnle, Seattle, WA (US);
John C. Whytock, Portland, OR (US);
Jan-Kristian Markiewicz, Redmond, WA (US);
Gerrit H. Hofmeester, Woodinville, WA (US);
Orry W. Soegiono, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon Gabriel Clapper, Seattle, WA (US);
Jennifer Marie Wolfe, Seattle, WA (US);
Chantal M. Leonard, Seattle, WA (US);
Theresa B. Pittappilly, Redmond, WA (US);
Holger Kuehnle, Seattle, WA (US);
John C. Whytock, Portland, OR (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Cross slide gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, cross slide gestures can be used on content that pans or scrolls in one direction, to enable additional actions, such as content selection, drag and drop operations, and the like. In one or more embodiments, a cross slide gesture can be performed by dragging an item or object in a direction that is different from a scrolling direction. The different-direction drag can be mapped to additional actions or functionality. In one or more embodiments, one or more thresholds can be utilized, such as a distance threshold, in combination with the different-direction drag, to map to additional actions or functionality.