Abstract: A method for controlling interactions of a user with a given zone of a touch screen panel is disclosed, the method comprises detecting a signal indicative of a request to control interactions with a given zone of the touch screen panel; displaying on the touch screen panel a window covering the given zone of the touch screen panel and disabling possible interactions of the user with the given zone of the touch screen panel when said window is covering the given zone, wherein said user may selectively toggle between covering and uncovering said given zone using said window using a predetermined gesture.

Abstract: A method for interacting with an application in a computing device comprising a touch screen panel, the method comprising displaying an icon on the touch screen panel, the icon being representative of the application and executing a given process upon detection of a finger motion, the finger motion starting above the icon and being in a direction facing the outside of the touch screen panel.