Intergrated multi-touch surface having varying sensor granularity
First Claim
1. A method for operating a touch screen included in a touch enabled device, the touch enabled device including a processor, the method comprising:
- operating one or more portions of the touch screen in at least one of a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including;
a first operating mode associated with a first level of granularity, anda second operating mode associated with a second level of granularity, different from the first level of granularity;
receiving a command from the processor; and
in response to the command;
dynamically selecting a portion of the touch screen based on the command, andsetting an operating mode of the selected portion in response to the command.
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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.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for operating a touch screen included in a touch enabled device, the touch enabled device including a processor, the method comprising:
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operating one or more portions of the touch screen in at least one of a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including; a first operating mode associated with a first level of granularity, and a second operating mode associated with a second level of granularity, different from the first level of granularity; receiving a command from the processor; and in response to the command; dynamically selecting a portion of the touch screen based on the command, and setting an operating mode of the selected portion in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A touch enabled device comprising:
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memory; a touch screen; and one or more processors configured to; operate one or more portions of the touch screen in at least one of a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including; a first operating mode associated with a first level of granularity, and a second operating mode associated with a second level of granularity, different from the first level of granularity; receive a command from one or more programs; and in response to the command; dynamically select a portion of the touch screen based on the command, and dynamically set an operating mode of the selected portion in response to the command. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein a set of instructions for operating a touch screen included in a touch enabled device, the touch enabled device including a processor, that when executed by the processor causes the processor to:
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operate one or more portions of the touch screen in at least one of a plurality of operating modes, the plurality of operating modes including; a first operating mode associated with a first level of granularity, and a second operating mode associated with a second level of granularity, different from the first level of granularity; receive a command from the processor; and in response to the command; dynamically selecting a portion of the touch screen based on the command, and dynamically set an operating mode of the selected portion in response to the command.
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