Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make an improvement when a gesture is executed on a touch sensitive device. SOLUTION: A method and a system for processing touch inputs are disclosed. One aspect includes: reading data from a multipoint sensing device, such as a multipoint touch screen, where the data pertain to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device; and identifying at least one multipoint gesture on the basis of the data from the multipoint sensing device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Touch and hover switching is disclosed. A touch and hover sensing device can switch between a touch mode and a hover mode. During a touch mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects touching the device. During a hover mode, the device can be switched to sense one or more objects hovering over the device. The device can include a panel having multiple sensors for sensing a touching object and/or a hovering object and a touch and hover control system for switching the device between the touch and hover modes. The device's touch and hover control system can include a touch sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a touching object during the touch mode, a hover sensing circuit for coupling to the sensors to measure a capacitance indicative of a hovering object during the hover mode, and a switching mechanism for switching the sensors to couple to either the touch sensing circuit or the hover sensing circuit. The device can switch modes based on a condition of the device, such as an expiration of a timer or a relative distance of an object from the panel.
Abstract:
This relates to an event sensing device that includes an event sensing panel and is able to dynamically change the granularity of the panel according to present needs. Thus, the granularity of the panel can differ at different times of operation. Furthermore, the granularity of specific areas of the panel can also be dynamically changed, so that different areas feature different granularities at a given time. This also relates to panels that feature different inherent granularities in different portions thereof. These panels can be designed, for example, by placing more stimulus and/or data lines in different portions of the panel, thus ensuring different densities of pixels in the different portions. Optionally, these embodiments can also include the dynamic granularity changing features noted above.
Abstract:
A method comprising: at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display: detecting a user input and in response to detecting the user input, displaying a plurality of affordances representing contacts; detecting user selection of a displayed affordance representing a contact; in response to detecting user selection of the displayed affordance, replacing the display of the plurality of affordances with a display of contact information identifying a selected contact, the selected contact represented by the selected affordance; detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display while displaying the contact information; in response to detecting the touch: displaying a drawing area, wherein the drawing area is responsive to touch input; detecting a first touch input in the drawing area representing a first stroke; displaying a visual representation, in the drawing area, of the first stroke; and sending data representing the first stroke to an external device associated with the selected contact.
Abstract:
A host device (e.g., mobile device) and a wearable device can cooperate to provide location-specific information to a user. For example, a host device can maintain a store of location-specific information records. When the host device detects that its current location corresponds to a relevant location for one of the records, the host device can send the record (or a portion thereof) to a paired wearable device. The wearable device can present information content from the record to a human user and/or to a machine such as a scanner or wireless communication terminal.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects. A device, including a display and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to manipulating user interface objects. In some examples, the manipulation of the object is a scroll, zoom, or rotate of the object. In other examples, objects are selected in accordance with simulated magnetic properties.
Abstract:
An invisible, light-transmissive system (1300) with a light resistant material (700) is provided (1302). Substantially invisible light-transmissive holes (704) penetrate (1304) through at least a portion of the light resistant material (700) in a light-transmissive pattern (1200).
Abstract:
Compensation for sensors in a touch and hover sensing device is disclosed. Compensation can be for sensor resistance and/or sensor sensitivity variation that can adversely affect touch and hover measurements at the sensors. To compensate for sensor resistance, the device can gang adjacent sensors together so as to reduce the overall resistance of the sensors. In addition or alternatively, the device can drive the sensors with voltages from multiple directions so as to reduce the effects of the sensors' resistance. To compensate for sensor sensitivity variation (generally at issue for hover measurements), the device can apply a gain factor to the measurements, where the gain factor is a function of the sensor location, so as to reduce the sensitivity variation at different sensor locations on the device.