Maximum speed criterion for a velocity gesture

• US 10,120,561 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2011
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Stewart, Aaron Michael, Sluchak, Thomas John
• Primary Examiner(s): Faragalla, Michael
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shah, Sujit
• Application Number:
  US13/101,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20120280918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,742 Days
• Field of Search: 345173-179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method for a maximum speed criterion for a velocity gesture. The apparatus includes an input sensor, a processor, and a memory. The apparatus also includes a detection module that detects fulfillment of velocity gesture criteria on the input sensor in communication with the processor. The velocity gesture criteria may include a movement below a maximum speed. The apparatus also includes an initiation module that initiates a velocity gesture function in response to the detection module detecting fulfillment of the velocity gesture criteria.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

an input sensor selected from the group consisting of a touch sensor and an optical sensor;

a processor in communication with the input sensor;

a memory storing code for execution by the processor, the code comprising code that;

receives an activation indicator based on physical input from a user and activating a velocity gesture option in response to receiving the activation indicator, wherein the activation indicator is received by physical input selected from a group consisting of a tap on the input sensor, a switch located on the apparatus and beneath the input sensor, a switch located on the apparatus and positioned away from the input sensor, a button located on the apparatus and beneath the input sensor, and a button located on the apparatus and positioned away from the input sensor;

detects fulfillment of velocity gesture criteria on the input sensor after receiving the activation indicator, the velocity gesture criteria comprising drag and hold criteria and a maximum speed for a velocity gesture function, wherein the detecting comprises determining that a speed for a velocity gesture does not go above the maximum speed, and wherein the velocity gesture comprises a single touch of the input sensor by a user during which contact with the input sensor is maintained after a contact point is sensed by the input sensor;

initiates the velocity gesture function in response to the activated velocity gesture option and the detecting fulfillment of the velocity gesture criteria, wherein the velocity gesture function comprises a coasting function in which a movement on a display is maintained without the user continually providing input to sustain the movement on the display; and

adapts one or more of the velocity gesture criteria based on a learning mode in which the user demonstrates a movement the user would like to trigger the velocity gesture function, and the velocity gesture criteria is determined from the movement the user demonstrates, wherein adapting one or more of the velocity gesture criteria comprises increasing the maximum speed for the velocity gesture function in response to a predetermined number of movements within a predetermined time frame being above a predetermined speed, and wherein the maximum speed is increased to a speed higher than the predetermined speed.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the velocity gesture criteria further comprise one or more of a minimum speed, a minimum distance traveled across the input sensor, and a minimum delay following an initial movement.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising code that allows a user to independently adjust one or more of the velocity gesture criteria.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the velocity gesture criteria are user-specific, the apparatus further comprising code that changes one or more of the velocity gesture criteria based on a user identity.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising code that adapts one or more of the velocity gesture criteria based on one or more of an information handling device type, an input sensor type, a display size, a software application in use, and a current task being performed.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input sensor is responsive to one or more of user touch and user movement.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input sensor is selected from a group consisting of a touchpad, a touchscreen and an optical sensor trackpad.

8. A method comprising:

receiving an activation indicator based on physical input from a user and activating a velocity gesture option in response to receiving the activation indicator, wherein the activation indicator is received by physical input selected from a group consisting of a tap on an input sensor in communication with an information handling device, a switch located on the information handling device and beneath the input sensor, a switch located on the information handling device and positioned away from the input sensor, a button located on the information handling device and beneath the input sensor, and a button located on the information handling device and positioned away from the input sensor;

detecting fulfillment of velocity gesture criteria on the input sensor after receiving the activation indicator, the velocity gesture criteria comprising drag and hold criteria and a maximum speed for a velocity gesture function, wherein the detecting comprises determining that a speed for a velocity gesture does not go above the maximum speed, and wherein the velocity gesture comprises a single touch of the input sensor by a user during which contact with the input sensor is maintained after a contact point is sensed by the input sensor;

initiating the velocity gesture function on the information handling device in response to the activated velocity gesture option and detecting fulfillment of the velocity gesture criteria, wherein the velocity gesture function comprises a coasting function in which a movement on a display is maintained without the user continually providing input to sustain the movement on the display; and

adapting one or more of the velocity gesture criteria based on a learning mode in which the user demonstrates a movement the user would like to trigger the velocity gesture function, and the velocity gesture criteria is determined from the movement the user demonstrates, wherein adapting one or more of the velocity gesture criteria comprises increasing the maximum speed for the velocity gesture function in response to a predetermined number of movements within a predetermined time frame being above a predetermined speed, and wherein the maximum speed is increased to a speed higher than the predetermined speed.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the velocity gesture criteria further comprise one or more of a minimum speed, a minimum distance traveled across the input sensor, and a minimum delay following initial movement.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising adjusting the maximum speed in response to a user selection.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising changing the maximum speed based on a user identity.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising adapting the maximum speed based on one or more of an information handling device type, an input sensor type, and a display size of the information handling device, a software application in use, and a current task being performed.

13. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory storage device storing machine readable code executed by a processor to perform the operations of:

receiving an activation indicator based on physical input from a user and activating a velocity gesture option in response to receiving the activation indicator, wherein the activation indicator is received by physical input selected from a group consisting of a tap on an input sensor in communication with an information handling device, a switch located on the information handling device and beneath the input sensor, a switch located on the information handling device and positioned away from the input sensor, a button located on the information handling device and beneath the input sensor, and a button located on the information handling device and positioned away from the input sensor;

detecting fulfillment of velocity gesture criteria on the input sensor after receiving the activation indicator, the input sensor selected from the group consisting of a touch sensor and an optical sensor, the velocity gesture criteria comprising drag and hold criteria and a movement below a maximum speed for a velocity gesture function, wherein the detecting comprises determining that a speed for a velocity gesture does not go above the maximum speed, and wherein the velocity gesture comprises a single touch of the input sensor by a user during which contact with the input sensor is maintained after a contact point is sensed by the input sensor;

initiating the velocity gesture function on the information handling device in response to the activated velocity gesture option and detecting fulfillment of the velocity gesture criteria, wherein the velocity gesture function comprises a coasting function in which a movement on a display is maintained without the user continually providing input to sustain the movement on the display; and

adapting one or more of the velocity gesture criteria based on a learning mode in which the user demonstrates a movement the user would like to trigger the velocity gesture function, and the velocity gesture criteria is determined from the movement the user demonstrates, wherein adapting one or more of the velocity gesture criteria comprises increasing the maximum speed for the velocity gesture function in response to a predetermined number of movements within a predetermined time frame being above a predetermined speed, and wherein the maximum speed is increased to a speed higher than the predetermined speed.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the velocity gesture criteria further comprise one or more of a minimum speed, a minimum distance traveled across the input sensor, and a minimum delay following initial movement.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising adapting the maximum speed based on one or more of an information handling device type, an input sensor type, and a display size of the information handling device.