Mobile device rejection of unintentional touch sensor contact
First Claim
1. A computing device capable of being used in distinguishing between intentional touch contacts and unintentional contacts, the computing device comprising:
- a touch screen located on a top side of the computing device;
a side touch sensor located on a side of the computing device different from the top side;
a processor; and
storage capable of storing instructions to be executed by the processor, the instructions when executed by the processor being capable of resulting in performance of operations comprising;
detection, by the side touch sensor, of a touch of a user;
analyzing of data relating to the touch detected by the side touch sensor to determine whether the touch is intentional or unintentional, wherein analyzing includes comparing the data relating to the touch to a plurality of indicators obtained over a period of time;
acceptance of the touch, if one or more indicators of the plurality of indicators identify the touch to be intentional; and
rejection of the touch, if one or more indicators identify the touch to be unintentional.
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Abstract
Mobile device rejection of unintentional sensor contact. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a first touch sensor to detect contact by a user of the mobile device for input of gestures by the user, a memory to store indicators of unintentional contact to the first touch sensor, and a processor to evaluate contact to the first touch sensor. The processor compares a contact with the first touch sensor to the indicators of unintentional contact to determine if the contact is unintentional, and the mobile device rejects the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be unintentional and accepts the contact as an input to the mobile device if the contact is determined to be intentional.
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20 Claims
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1. A computing device capable of being used in distinguishing between intentional touch contacts and unintentional contacts, the computing device comprising:
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a touch screen located on a top side of the computing device; a side touch sensor located on a side of the computing device different from the top side; a processor; and storage capable of storing instructions to be executed by the processor, the instructions when executed by the processor being capable of resulting in performance of operations comprising; detection, by the side touch sensor, of a touch of a user; analyzing of data relating to the touch detected by the side touch sensor to determine whether the touch is intentional or unintentional, wherein analyzing includes comparing the data relating to the touch to a plurality of indicators obtained over a period of time; acceptance of the touch, if one or more indicators of the plurality of indicators identify the touch to be intentional; and rejection of the touch, if one or more indicators identify the touch to be unintentional. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for distinguishing between intentional touch contacts and unintentional touch contacts, the method comprising:
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detecting, by a side touch sensor located on a side of a computing device and different from a top side of the computing device, a touch of a user; analyzing data relating to the touch detected by the side touch sensor to determine whether the touch is intentional or unintentional, wherein analyzing includes comparing the data relating to the touch to a plurality of indicators obtained over a period of time; accepting the touch, if one or more indicators of the plurality of indicators identify the touch to be intentional; and rejecting the touch, if the one or more indicators identify the touch to be unintentional. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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detecting, by a side touch sensor located on a side of the computing device different from a top side of the computing device, a touch of a user; analyzing data relating to the touch detected by the side touch sensor to determine whether the touch is intentional or unintentional, wherein analyzing includes comparing the data relating to the touch to a plurality of indicators obtained over a period of time; accepting the touch, if one or more indicators of the plurality of indicators identify the touch to be intentional; and rejecting the touch, if one or more indicators identify the touch to be unintentional. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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