Tapping input on an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of providing input to an electronic device, comprising steps of:
- (1) detecting by one or more motion sensors a tap upon a surface of the electronic device;
(2) determining a location of the tap upon the surface based on data from the one or more motion sensors; and
(3) performing an action based on the location of the tap.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for tapping input on electronic devices are provided. An electronic device, such as a phone, a media playing device, or a personal digital assistant, detects a tap by a user on a surface of the device using one or more motion sensors. Based on the data from the motion sensors, a location upon the surface of the device is determined, and based on that location, an action is performed. Tap input may be interpreted based upon a mode of operation of the device, orientation of the device, timing of the taps, or based on user-defined criteria. An attachable tapping template is provided which can be attached to an electronic device and share information about the template with the device using a radio frequency or electrical identifier.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of providing input to an electronic device, comprising steps of:
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(1) detecting by one or more motion sensors a tap upon a surface of the electronic device;
(2) determining a location of the tap upon the surface based on data from the one or more motion sensors; and
(3) performing an action based on the location of the tap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An electronic device comprising:
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one or more motion sensors; and
one or more processors programmed with computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of;
(1) detecting by the one or more motion sensors data about a tap upon a surface of the electronic device;
(2) determining a location of the tap upon the surface based on the data; and
(3) performing an action based upon the location of the tap. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An attachable tapping template comprising:
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a surface displaying visible markings delineating one or more locations for tapping by a user;
a second surface adapted to attach the template to an electronic device; and
one or more identifiers adapted to communicate to the electronic device information about the tapping template. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A system for performing an action based on an input, the system comprising:
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a tapping template including visible markings delineating one or more locations for tapping by the user; and
an electronic device attached to the tapping template, and containing one or more motion sensors, wherein the device is adapted to detect a tap upon a surface of the template, determine a location of the tap upon the surface of the template, and perform an action based upon the location of the tap. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A mobile terminal comprising:
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one or more delineated locations for tapping on a surface of the mobile terminal;
one or more motion sensors that sense a tap upon the surface of the mobile terminal;
an action performing function that receives data about the sensed tap from the motion sensors, determines the location of the tap upon the surface of the mobile terminal, selects and performs an action based on the location of the tap. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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