Methods of interacting with a computer using a finger(s) touch sensing input device with visual feedback
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1. A data input device comprising:
- a finger touch sensing surface;
wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback in response to a touching of said touch inputs, said visual feedback corresponding to an absolute location that said finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger.
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Abstract
A data input device includes a finger touch sensing surface wherein the finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback in response to a touching of the touch inputs, the visual feedback indicating an absolute location that the finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger.
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133 Claims
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1. A data input device comprising:
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a finger touch sensing surface;
wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback in response to a touching of said touch inputs, said visual feedback corresponding to an absolute location that said finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A data input device comprising:
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a finger touch sensing surface;
wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback in response to a touching of said touch inputs, said visual feedback corresponding to an absolute location that said finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger; and
wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to simultaneously sense a touching of multiple fingers and produce an independent visual feedback corresponding to an absolute position of each of said multiple fingers on said finger touch sensing surface. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computing device comprising:
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a processor;
a display screen communicatively coupled to said processor; and
a data input device communicatively coupled to said processor, wherein said data input device includes a finger touch sensing surface, wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback signal in response to a touching of said touch sensing surface, said visual feedback signal being configured to cause said processor to graphically display a visual feedback on said display screen corresponding to an absolute location that said finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 67)
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60. A method for providing visual feedback comprising:
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sensing a touch of a touch sensing surface;
transmitting a signal corresponding to an absolute position said touch sensing surface was touched; and
graphically representing said absolute position on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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64. A method for selecting a virtual button on a soft keyboard comprising:
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assigning an initial button to a finger that touches a finger touch sensing surface, said assignment corresponding to an absolute position of said touch of said finger touch sensing surface; and
modifying said assigned button in response to a movement of said finger. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 68, 69)
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70. A method for touch typing with a finger touch sensing input device comprising:
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assigning a reference key to each of a plurality of sensed finger touches, said reference keys including one or more of an “
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positionally assigning additional keys on said finger touch sensing input device in spatially relation to said reference keys;
displaying a soft keyboard on a display device; and
highlighting said assigned reference keys. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method for providing visual feedback from an input device comprising:
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sensing multiple touches on a finger touch sensing device;
generating a designated icon based on a movement of said multiple touches, said icon corresponding to a function assigned to said movement. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82)
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83. A method for providing visual feedback from an input device comprising:
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sensing multiple finger contact on a finger touch sensing device;
interpreting said multiple finger contact;
correlating said finger contact interpretation with a function to be performed; and
generating a cursor in response to said correlation, wherein said cursor is a unique characteristic cursor representative of said function to be performed. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A data input device comprising:
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a means for sensing a finger touch on a surface;
wherein said sensing means is configured to produce a visual feedback in response to a sensed touching, said visual feedback corresponding to an absolute location that said sensing means was touched by a finger. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90)
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91. A computing device comprising:
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a means for processing data;
a means for displaying communicatively coupled to said means for processing data; and
a means for inputting data communicatively coupled to said means for processing data, wherein said means for inputting data includes a means for sensing a finger touch on a surface, wherein said means for sensing a finger touch on a surface is configured to produce a visual feedback signal in response to a touching of said means for sensing a finger touch on a surface, said visual feedback signal being configured to cause said processing means to graphically display a visual feedback on said display means corresponding to an absolute location that said sensing means was touched by a finger. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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93. A processor readable medium having instructions thereon for:
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sensing a touch of a touch sensing surface;
transmitting a signal corresponding to an absolute position said touch sensing surface was touched; and
graphically representing said absolute position on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (94, 95, 96)
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97. A data input device comprising:
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a finger touch sensing surface;
wherein said finger touch sensing surface is configured to produce a visual feedback directly on said finger touch sensing surface in response to a touching of said touch sensing surface, said visual feedback indicating an absolute location that said finger touch sensing surface was touched by a finger; and
wherein said visual feedback includes a cursor visibly positioned near said absolute location. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
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105. A method for interacting with a computing device including a touch sensitive screen display and a cursor, comprising:
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receiving user finger position information from said touch sensitive screen display;
determining a cursor position based on said finger position information; and
visibly displaying a cursor close to said finger position. - View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108)
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109. A method for modifying a cursor position message generated by a computer system operating system in response to finger position information sensed by a touch sensitive screen display, comprising:
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generating an X and a Y position coordinate associated with a finger contact point on said touch sensitive screen sensor;
intercepting a cursor position message generated by said operating system;
modifying said cursor position message to be a function of said X and Y position coordinates; and
transmitting said modified cursor position message to an application hosted by said operating system. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111)
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112. A computing device, comprising:
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a touch screen including a graphical user interface (GUI) and a mouse cursor interface;
wherein a cursor generated on said touch screen is configured to be visually seen around a finger touching said touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (113, 114)
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115. A method for selecting an object from a plurality of selectable objects generated on a display device comprising:
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receiving an position coordinate associated with a finger touch zone;
receiving positions of said selectable objects with respect to an active area zone;
correlating said position coordinate with the positions of said selectable objects; and
associating said position coordinate to at least one of said selectable objects. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119)
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120. A method for interacting with a graphical user interface generated on a display device comprising:
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displaying a plurality of selectable objects in an active area zone;
receiving at least one finger position coordinate with respect to a finger touch zone of a user input device;
determining a virtual object to be selected based on a correlation of said finger position coordinate on the finger touch zone and selectable object positions in said active area zone; and
displaying a visual feedback indicating a selected object. - View Dependent Claims (121, 122, 123, 124)
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125. A computing device comprising:
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a display screen configured to display a plurality of selectable graphical user interface objects in an active area zone;
a user input device configured to recognize at least one finger position of a user of said computing device with respect to a finger touch zone; and
a processor operatively coupled to said display screen and to said user input device, said processor being configured to determine a correlation between said selectable graphical user interface objects in the active area zone and said finger position in the finger touch zone;
wherein said display screen is further configured to produce a visual feedback illustrating a selection of at least one of said selectable graphical user interface objects in response to a finger position detected in said finger touch zone. - View Dependent Claims (126, 127)
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128. A processor readable medium having instructions thereon, which, when accessed by a processor, cause said processor to:
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receive a position of a finger with respect to a finger touch zone associated with a user input device;
receive positions associated selectable graphic objects on a graphical user interface with respect to an active area zone;
correlate the finger position in the finger touch zone to the positions of the selectable graphic objects on a graphical user interface in active area zone; and
determine at least one selectable graphic object to be activated based on said correlation.
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129. A computing device, comprising:
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a screen display configured to provide a graphical feedback; and
a position touch sensing device configured to provide interaction with said screen display, wherein said position touch sensing device is configured to sense a finger position on said position touch sensing device and to correlate said sensed position with at least one position on said screen display. - View Dependent Claims (130, 131, 132, 133)
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