Method for displying information responsive to sensing a physical presence proximate to a computer input device
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a control knob and a display screen, a method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a physical presence proximate to or in contact with the control knob for a predefined period in which the control knob is stationary; and
displaying a display widget on the display screen responsive to said step of detecting, the display widget providing status information associated with the control knob.
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Abstract
In a computer system, a touch sensitive input device having touch sensitive auxiliary controls system can be used to anticipate a user'"'"'s action. When a user'"'"'s hand approaches a touch sensitive input device, feedback can be displayed on a display screen. A user can receive feedback without activating the input device. The feedback may take the form of status information related to the feature controlled by the input device and can vary depending upon the application open. Likewise, when the hand of a user is moved away from the touch sensitive input device, the feedback brought on by sensing the user'"'"'s hand may disappear.
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47 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a control knob and a display screen, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a physical presence proximate to or in contact with the control knob for a predefined period in which the control knob is stationary; and
displaying a display widget on the display screen responsive to said step of detecting, the display widget providing status information associated with the control knob. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a computer system having a control switch and a display screen, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a physical presence proximate to or contacting the control switch for a first predefined period in which the control switch maintains a current switch state; and
displaying a display widget on the display screen responsive to said step of detecting, the display widget providing status information associated with the control switch. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computer system having an input device including an auxiliary control and a display screen, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a physical presence proximate to or contacting the auxiliary control for a first predefined period in which the auxiliary control maintains a current control state; and
displaying a display widget on the display screen responsive to said step of detecting, the display widget providing status information associated with the auxiliary control. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. In a computer system having an input device and a display screen, a method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a physical presence proximate to or contacting the input device for a first predefined period in which the control input device maintains a current control state; and
causing information displayed on the display screen to disappear responsive to said step of detecting. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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