SOFT-USER INTERFACE FEATURE PROVIDED IN COMBINATION WITH PRESSABLE DISPLAY SURFACE
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1. A computing device comprising:
- a housing;
a processor provided within the housing;
a force sensor;
a display assembly provided with a portion of the housing to provide a display surface, wherein the display assembly is structured so that at least a portion of the display surface is in contact with or in sufficient proximity to the force sensor;
one or more position sensors provided with or as part of the display assembly to detect a position of an object that makes contact with the display surface, wherein the one or more position sensors signal the position of the object to the processor; and
wherein when the computing device is operational, the force sensor provides an output to the processor that enables the processor to determine whether a given contact exceeds a threshold criteria;
wherein the processor is configured to interpret a selection input from a combination of the detected position from the one or more position sensors and the output of the force sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device having a display assembly that is configured to otherwise capable of distinguishing contact by a magnitude of force or inward movement of the display surface as a whole.
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25 Claims
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1. A computing device comprising:
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a housing; a processor provided within the housing; a force sensor; a display assembly provided with a portion of the housing to provide a display surface, wherein the display assembly is structured so that at least a portion of the display surface is in contact with or in sufficient proximity to the force sensor; one or more position sensors provided with or as part of the display assembly to detect a position of an object that makes contact with the display surface, wherein the one or more position sensors signal the position of the object to the processor; and wherein when the computing device is operational, the force sensor provides an output to the processor that enables the processor to determine whether a given contact exceeds a threshold criteria; wherein the processor is configured to interpret a selection input from a combination of the detected position from the one or more position sensors and the output of the force sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computing device comprising:
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a housing; a processor provided within the housing; a display assembly provided on a portion of the housing to provide a display surface, wherein at least a portion of the display surface is moveable inward into the housing with contact by an object to the display area; one or more position sensors provided with or as part of the display assembly to detect a position of the object that makes contact with the display surface, wherein the one or more position sensors signal the position of the object to the processor; and an electrical contact layer provided below at least a portion of the display surface, wherein the electrical contact layer is actuatable with contact or application of force resulting from inward movement of the display surface, and wherein the electrical contact layer is positioned so that, when the computing device is operational, inward movement of the display surface causes one of the one or more electrical contact elements to signal the processor; wherein the processor is configured to (i) if the object makes sufficient contact with the portion of the display area to actuate the electrical contact layer, interpret a selection input from the detected position of the object; and
(ii) if the object makes contact with the portion of the display surface without sufficient contact to actuate the electrical contact layer, either ignore the object making contact or interpret a non-selection input from the detected position of the object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for processing input on a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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detecting an occurrence of at least a portion of a display surface on the mobile computing device translating inward to satisfy a threshold criteria; determining a position of an object that causes the display surface to translate inward; and determining a selection input from the position of the object responsive to detecting the portion of the display surface translating inward. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for processing input on a mobile computing device, the method comprising:
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detecting a contact by an object on a display surface that satisfies a threshold;
determining a position of an object on the display surface using one or more position sensors; andidentifying an input from the position of the object making the detected contact, wherein the identified input is distinguishable from how the contact would be interpreted if the contact did not satisfy the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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