SENSING DEVICE AND METHOD

• US 20100231546A1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Published: 09/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Digon, Martin Charles
• Granted Patent: US 8,525,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A system is provided for controlling the scroll direction and speed of a User Interface list via a continuous back and forth motion along a single-axis input mechanism. A method, graphical user interface, computer program product and use is also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

sensing (91) a first movement (32) of an object in a first direction defined between a first point (311) and second point (312),

calculating (92) a first parameter based on said first movement (32),

sensing (94) a second movement (33) of said object in a second direction defined between said second point (312) and a third point (313), wherein said second direction being different from said first direction,

calculating (95) a second parameter based on said second movement (33), and

controlling (96) a first navigation function based on said first parameter and said second parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising controlling (93) a second navigation function based on said first parameter, and wherein controlling (96) the first navigation function is based on the second navigation function and said second parameter.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said object is in contact with a touch-sensing unit from the start of the first movement to the end of the second movement.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said first or second parameter comprises information regarding the speed of the first movement, direction of the first movement, the distance of said first movement, or acceleration during said first movement.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said second direction having at least one component in the opposite direction of said first direction.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first or second navigation function is a scroll function.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the scroll direction of the first navigation function is the same as the scroll direction of the second navigation function.

9. The system according to claim 10, wherein said control unit is further configured to control (93) a second navigation function based on said first parameter, and wherein the first navigation function is controlled based on the second navigation function and said second parameter.

10. A computer program product enabling a programmable device, when executing a computer program of said product, to implement the method of claim 1.

11. A graphical user interface configured to enable a user to define which movement or sequence of first and second movements that are related to the first navigation function according to claim 1.

8. A system (110) comprising:

a touch sensing unit (111) configured to;

sense a first movement (32) of an object in a first direction defined between a first point (311) and second point (312); and

sense a second movement of said object in a second direction (33) defined between said second point (312) and a third point (313), wherein said second direction being different from said first direction,

a control unit (112) configured to;

calculate a first parameter based on the first movement (32) of said first movement;

calculate a second parameter based on said second movement (33); and

control a first navigation function based on said first parameter and said second parameter.