APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MOVING CONTROLS ON A TOUCHSCREEN
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to;
detect a tactile input on a touch sensitive input device;
determine a location of the tactile input; and
cause an output to be generated proximate the determined location, wherein at least one of an orientation of the output or the output itself is determined based at least in part on an anticipated action by a user.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for facilitating blind usage of an electronic device having a touchscreen. The electronic device may sense the location of a user'"'"'s finger on the touchscreen and generate, at that location, an output associated with an object capable of being selected. Generating the output may include displaying an icon and/or generating a sensation associated with the object. Alternatively, generating an output may include generating a sensation or tactile feedback that guides the user to the location of an icon associated with the object. In addition, or alternatively, each of a plurality of objects may have a different sensation associated therewith. The electronic device may output the sensation of the various objects upon receipt of a tactile input at different locations on the touchscreen, so that the user can move his or her finger around the touchscreen until he can feel the desired object.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to; detect a tactile input on a touch sensitive input device; determine a location of the tactile input; and cause an output to be generated proximate the determined location, wherein at least one of an orientation of the output or the output itself is determined based at least in part on an anticipated action by a user. - 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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detecting a tactile input on a touch sensitive input device; determining a location of the tactile input; and causing an output to be generated proximate the determined location, wherein at least one of an orientation of the output or the output itself is determined based at least in part on an anticipated action by a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product comprising at least one 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 for detecting a tactile input on a touch sensitive input device; a second executable portion for determining a location of the tactile input; and a third executable portion for causing an output to be generated proximate the determined location, wherein at least one of an orientation of the output or the output itself is determined based at least in part on an anticipated action by a user. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising:
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means for detecting a tactile input on a touch sensitive input device; means for determining a location of the tactile input; and means for causing an output to be generated proximate the determined location, wherein at least one of an orientation of the output or the output itself is determined based at least in part on an anticipated action by a user.
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