Dynamic selection for touch sensor

• US 10,379,806 B2
• Filed: 11/04/2016
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Barsness, Eric L., Bryant, Jay S., Carey, James E., Cropper, Joseph W., Santosuosso, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dasgupta, Shourjo
• Application Number:
  US15/344,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20180129398A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

A system and method for modifying a feature of a device based on an applied touch intensity is disclosed. When a touch is received, a sensor component sends a signal to a measurement component. The measurement component converts the signal into a touch intensity and provides the determined touch intensity to a selection component. The selection component selects at least one action from a set of actions to be executed by the device based on the determined touch intensity.

Claims

1. A method for interacting with a device having a touch sensitive interface, the method comprising:

detecting a touch at the touch sensitive interface;

determining the touch intensity of the touch;

determining if the detected touch intensity exceeds a threshold value;

selecting a first action from a set of actions when the touch intensity is determined not to exceed the threshold value, wherein the first action is selecting of a portion of text;

selecting a second action from the set of actions when the touch intensity is determined to exceed the threshold value, the second action being different than the first action, wherein the second action is selecting a lesser portion of text than the first action.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is selecting a larger portion of text than the first action.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is selecting a page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is selecting a paragraph.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is selecting a sentence.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action is selecting a word.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action is selecting a page.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action is selecting a paragraph.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action is selecting a sentence.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first action is selecting a word.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action further includes a change in a magnification of the selected text.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the second action further includes a change in an intensity of sound.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch comprises a contact touch.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the touch comprises a capacitive touch.