PROXIMITY SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD WITH SUBREGION BASED SWIPETHROUGH DATA ENTRY
First Claim
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a sensor adapted to detect strokes in a sensing region;
a processing system coupled to the sensor, the processing system configured to;
define a plurality of subregions in the sensing region, the plurality of subregions associated with a plurality of options such that each of the plurality of options is associated with at least one of the plurality of subregions;
responsive to the sensor detecting a stroke that meets a set of criteria, the set of criteria including the stroke traversing across the sensing region;
select at least one of the plurality of options based on;
a subregion in the plurality of subregions identified by a portion of the stroke traversing across the sensing region; and
a direction of the stroke; and
generate a response corresponding to the selected option.
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Abstract
A touch sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved device usability. Specifically, the device and method provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating quick and easy data entry using proximity sensors with limited space. The electronic device includes a processing system and a sensor adapted to detect strokes in a sensing region. The device is adapted to provide user interface functionality by defining a plurality of subregions in the sensing region and producing an output responsive to the sensor detecting a stroke that meets a set of criteria. The produced output corresponds to a selected option, and the option is selected from a plurality of options based on a subregion identified by a portion of the stroke and a direction of the stroke. By so defining a plurality of subregions, and facilitating the selection of options based on subregion identified by a stroke and the direction of the stroke, the electronic device facilitates fast and flexible user input in a limited space.
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25 Claims
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect strokes in a sensing region; a processing system coupled to the sensor, the processing system configured to; define a plurality of subregions in the sensing region, the plurality of subregions associated with a plurality of options such that each of the plurality of options is associated with at least one of the plurality of subregions; responsive to the sensor detecting a stroke that meets a set of criteria, the set of criteria including the stroke traversing across the sensing region; select at least one of the plurality of options based on; a subregion in the plurality of subregions identified by a portion of the stroke traversing across the sensing region; and a direction of the stroke; and generate a response corresponding to the selected option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for entering data on a proximity sensor device, the method comprising:
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monitoring for strokes in a sensing region of the proximity sensor device, the sensing region having a plurality of subregions, the plurality of subregions associated with a plurality of options such that each of the plurality of options is associated with at least one of the plurality of subregions; responsive to a stroke meeting a set of criteria, the set of criteria including the stroke traversing across the sensing region; selecting at least one of the plurality of options based on; a subregion in the plurality of subregions identified by a portion of the stroke traversing across the sensing region; and a direction of the stroke; and generating a response corresponding to the selected option. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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