Rejection of false turns of rotary inputs for electronic devices
First Claim
1. An electronic watch comprising:
- a housing;
a processor;
a touch screen positioned at least partially within the housing; and
a crown positioned along a side of the housing, wherein the electronic watch is configured to;
determine a characteristic of a rotation of the crown;
in response to the characteristic of the rotation of the crown satisfying a condition, alter graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the rotation of the crown; and
in response to the characteristic of the rotation of the crown not satisfying the condition, not alter the graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the rotation of the crown.
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Abstract
Various embodiments for detecting and rejecting false, unintended rotations of rotary inputs of electronic devices are disclosed herein. In one example, an electronic device is provided with an optical detector that measures the distance between the electronic device and the wearer'"'"'s forearm or hand, and when the distance is smaller than a threshold distance, the turns of the rotary input are false, unintended turns. In another example, a crown of a rotary input includes a plurality of capacitive sensors that detects the presence of a wearer'"'"'s finger, which when absent, the turns of the rotary input are false turns. In another example, deflections or positions of a shaft of the rotary input are measured and if the deflections/positions indicate an upward force on the rotary input (which are likely caused by the wearer'"'"'s forearm or hand), the turns of the rotary input are false turns. Other embodiments are described herein.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic watch comprising:
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a housing; a processor; a touch screen positioned at least partially within the housing; and a crown positioned along a side of the housing, wherein the electronic watch is configured to; determine a characteristic of a rotation of the crown; in response to the characteristic of the rotation of the crown satisfying a condition, alter graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the rotation of the crown; and in response to the characteristic of the rotation of the crown not satisfying the condition, not alter the graphical content displayed on the touch screen in response to the rotation of the crown. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing; a display coupled to the housing; and a rotatable input member coupled to the housing and comprising a shaft connected with a crown; a first sensor configured to detect a rotation of the rotatable input member; and one or more second sensors configured to detect a contact between the rotatable input member and a user, wherein the electronic device is configured to; determine whether the contact between the rotatable input member and the user corresponds to a first type of input or a second type of input; and in response to the contact between the rotatable input member and the user corresponding to the first type of input, not alter graphical content displayed on the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic watch comprising:
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a housing; a display coupled to the housing; and a crown coupled to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing, wherein the electronic watch is configured to; detect an input that results in a rotation of the crown; determine if a characteristic of the input satisfies a condition, in response to the characteristic satisfying a condition, alter graphical content displayed on the display in response to the rotation of the crown; and in response to the characteristic not satisfying the condition, not alter the graphical content displayed on the display in response to the rotation of the crown. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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