AUTOMATIC SOFT KEY ADAPTATION WITH LEFT-RIGHT HAND EDGE SENSING
First Claim
1. A system for adapting input operation of a handheld electronic device, comprising:
- one or more sensors located at respective edges of an electronic device that obtain information relating to presence of fingers or hands of a user relative to the edges of the electronic device;
a left/right hand detector that determines whether the electronic device is on one or more of a left hand or a right hand of the user based on the information obtained from the one or more sensors; and
a control component that adjusts a soft key mapping corresponding to at least one of the one or more sensors or a touch screen at the electronic device based at least in part on the determination by the left/right hand detector.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies for adapting input/output operation of an electronic device for left-handed and/or right-handed scenarios are provided herein. As described herein, sensors (e.g., capacitive, resistive, touch-sensitive, etc.) are applied to respective outer edges of a device to determine whether a device is in a user'"'"'s left hand and/or right hand. Based on this determination, respective points along the sensors can be mapped to soft keys to automatically optimize input for left-handed and/or right-handed operation. As further described herein, points of contact with an input device such as a touch-screen can be corrected based on whether a user'"'"'s left hand and/or right hand is holding an associated electronic device. For example, upon identifying contact between a touch-screen and a thumb of a hand being used to hold an associated device, the point of contact can be shifted to compensate for the angle of the thumb with respect to the touch-screen.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for adapting input operation of a handheld electronic device, comprising:
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one or more sensors located at respective edges of an electronic device that obtain information relating to presence of fingers or hands of a user relative to the edges of the electronic device; a left/right hand detector that determines whether the electronic device is on one or more of a left hand or a right hand of the user based on the information obtained from the one or more sensors; and a control component that adjusts a soft key mapping corresponding to at least one of the one or more sensors or a touch screen at the electronic device based at least in part on the determination by the left/right hand detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of configuring a handheld device for one or more of left-handed or right-handed operation, comprising:
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identifying respective contacts between one or more sensors affixed to respective outer edges of a device and one or more hands of a user; determining whether the device is in one or more of a left hand or a right hand of the user based on the identified contacts; and mapping portions of the one or more sensors to respective soft keys based at least in part on the determination of whether the device is in one or more of the left hand or the right hand of the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system that facilitates soft key adaptation for an electronic device, comprising:
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means for identifying one or more points of user contact along respective edges of an electronic device; means for determining whether the device is located in a left hand or a right hand of a user based on the identified points of contact; and means for mapping respective soft keys to respective sections of the edges of the electronic device based on the determination of whether the device is located in the left hand or the right hand of a user.
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