APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DIRECTING OPERATION OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION VIA A TOUCH-SENSITIVE SURFACE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to receive data representative of points on a touch-sensitive surface with which an object comes into contact to initiate and carry out a trace or movement interaction with the surface, the trace being defined by a shape formed by the points, and the movement interaction being defined by movement reflected by the points,wherein the processor is configured to determine if the contact is initiated to carry out a trace or movement interaction based on the data, the contact being initiated to carry out a trace if contact of the object is made and the object is held substantially in place for a period of time, the determination being made independent of a corresponding display or any media presented thereon, andwherein the processor is configured to interpret the data based on the determination to thereby direct interaction with media presented on the corresponding display based on the interpretation.
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to receive data representative of points on a touch-sensitive surface with which an object comes into contact to initiate and carry out a trace or movement interaction with the surface. In this regard, the trace is defined by a shape formed by the points, and the movement interaction is defined by movement reflected by the points. The processor is configured to determine if the contact is initiated to carry out a trace or movement interaction based on the data. The contact is initiated to carry out a trace if contact of the object is made and the object is held substantially in place for a period of time, the determination being made. The processor is then configured to interpret the data based on the determination to thereby direct interaction with media presented on the corresponding display based on the interpretation.
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36 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to receive data representative of points on a touch-sensitive surface with which an object comes into contact to initiate and carry out a trace or movement interaction with the surface, the trace being defined by a shape formed by the points, and the movement interaction being defined by movement reflected by the points, wherein the processor is configured to determine if the contact is initiated to carry out a trace or movement interaction based on the data, the contact being initiated to carry out a trace if contact of the object is made and the object is held substantially in place for a period of time, the determination being made independent of a corresponding display or any media presented thereon, and wherein the processor is configured to interpret the data based on the determination to thereby direct interaction with media presented on the corresponding display based on the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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receiving data representative of points on a touch-sensitive surface with which an object comes into contact to initiate and carry out a trace or movement interaction with the surface, the trace being defined by a shape formed by the points, and the movement interaction being defined by movement reflected by the points; determining if the contact is initiated to carry out a trace or movement interaction based on the data, the contact being initiated to carry out a trace if contact of the object is made and the object is held substantially in place for a period of time, the determination being made independent of a corresponding display or any media presented thereon; and interpreting the data based on the determination to thereby direct interaction with media presented on the corresponding display based on the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to receive data representative of points on a touch-sensitive surface with which an object comes into contact to initiate and carry out a trace or movement interaction with the surface, the trace being defined by a shape formed by the points, and the movement interaction being defined by movement reflected by the points; a second executable portion configured to determine if the contact is initiated to carry out a trace or movement interaction based on the data, the contact being initiated to carry out a trace if contact of the object is made and the object is held substantially in place for a period of time, the determination being made independent of a corresponding display or any media presented thereon; and a third executable portion configured to interpret the data based on the determination to thereby direct interaction with media presented on the corresponding display based on the interpretation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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