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Modal touch input

A technology of touch input and input mode, applied in the field of modal touch input, can solve problems such as exacerbation

Active Publication Date: 2012-09-26
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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These problems can be exacerbated when using intensive user interfaces

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[0018] Modal touch input allows a single multi-touch input surface to provide input functionality that previously required the use of a separate input device. As explained in more detail below, mouse, pen, and / or multi-touch input modes can be achieved via a single interaction model involving one or both hands interacting directly and in an ergonomically pleasing manner with the multi-touch input surface. state benefits. In some embodiments, applying the heel of the palm or the edge of the hand to the multi-touch input surface causes the device to behave as a mouse, or if a stylus is detected, as a pen. In such an embodiment, finger contact without the palm or edge of hand contact causes the device to function as a multi-touch digitizer. In accordance with the present disclosure, a user can interact with a mouse, pen, touch, and / or idle by touching a multi-touch input surface with different hand morphologies (eg, selective application of the palm or edge of the hand to the mu...

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The invention relates to modal touch input. A data-holding subsystem holding instructions executable by a logic subsystem is provided. The instructions are configured to receive one or more touch-input messages reporting touch contacts recognized by a touch input device, if a touch contact reported by the one or more touch-input messages satisfies a first criterion, initiating a virtual mouse input mode, in the virtual mouse input mode, outputting a cursor position corresponding to a position of the touch contact that satisfies the first criterion, if no touch contacts reported by the one or more touch-input messages satisfy the first criterion, and one or more touch contacts reported by the one or more touch-input messages satisfies a second criterion, initiating a multi-touch input mode, and in the multi-touch input mode, outputting a multi-touch gesture command corresponding to the one or more touch contacts that satisfy the second criterion.

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Background technique [0001] Computing devices such as desktop and mobile computing platforms can be designed to support one or more peripherals such as trackpads, fingerpads, trackballs, isometric joysticks, digitizers, touchpads, touchscreens, mouse devices, etc. equipment. The aforementioned peripheral devices may be referred to as Spatial Input and Control (SIC) devices. SIC devices allow users to provide directed input to systems and applications, access anywhere in the user interface, and issue control commands. Each SIC device and host computer combination defines the range of user functions, actions and modalities, interaction models, or methods that give user space input and control over the system. Each SIC method has different advantages for specific activities. Many computing devices feature a single dedicated SIC approach and thus their applications are designed for a limited range of interactions. [0002] Many of the aforementioned SIC devices suffer from var...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/041
CPCG06F3/0414G06F3/0416G06F2203/04808G06F3/04883G06F2203/04106
Inventor S.R.洪吉
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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