METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING COMBINATIONS OF KINEMATICAL INPUTS
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1. An input system comprising:
- a force sensor;
a velocity sensor; and
a processor in communication with the force and velocity sensors and operable to determine whether at least one of a plurality of gestures has been performed using an input device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for processing combinations of force and velocity data generated over a given period of time. In one embodiment, an input device comprising one or more force sensors and one or more motion sensors is manipulated relative to a surface. A receiving system is adapted to receive input sequences or “gestures” which are triggered upon the occurrence of one or more conditions detected by the input device. An application executing in the receiving system may be implemented such that the system responds differently to each specific gesture provided by the user.
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41 Claims
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1. An input system comprising:
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a force sensor; a velocity sensor; and a processor in communication with the force and velocity sensors and operable to determine whether at least one of a plurality of gestures has been performed using an input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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estimating a force applied to an apparatus during a first period; estimating a velocity associated with the apparatus during the first period; and selecting one of a plurality of predetermined gestures based at least in part upon the force and the velocity. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, perform a process comprising:
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estimating a velocity attained by an input device; estimating a force exerted upon the input device; and determining whether one of a plurality of predetermined gestures has been performed using the input device based at least in part on the estimated force and velocity. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system comprising:
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an input device, comprising one or more force modules and one or more velocity modules; a processor in communication with the force and velocity modules and operable to determine whether at least one of a plurality of gestures has been performed using the input device; a computing device in communication with the processor and operable to receive a signal from processor, wherein the signal is indicative of the determined at least one gesture; and a display device in communication with the computing device for displaying at least one object response in accordance with the at least one gesture. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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