METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ADJUSTED POSITION FOR TOUCH INPUT

• US 20110102334A1
• Filed: 11/04/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Komulainen, Sari Martta Johanna, Colley, Ashley, Poikola, Marjut Anette
• Application Number:
  US12/612,476
• Publication Number:
  US 20110102334A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation

Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least receiving indication of a touch input associated with a touch display, comprising position information associated with the touch input, determining a hand orientation associated with the touch input, and determining an adjusted position to associate with the touch input based at least in part on the determined hand orientation, and the position information associated with the touch input is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receiving indication of a touch input associated with a touch display, comprising position information associated with the touch input;

determining a hand orientation associated with the touch input; and

determining an adjusted position to associate with the touch input based at least in part on the determined hand orientation, and the position information associated with the touch input.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input information comprises information associated with a contact region and the determined hand orientation is based at least in part on the information associated with the contact region.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determined positional adjustment relates to an absence of adjustment.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said memory and computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

receiving sensor information associated with hand placement of a user; and

basing the determined hand orientation at least in part on the sensor information.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising at least one sensor for providing the sensor information.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sensor information relates to sensors located to determine information associated with a hand holding the apparatus.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sensor information relates to sensors located to determine information associated with a hand related to performing the touch input.

11. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sensor information relates to an uncontacted part of the touch display.

12. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sensor information relates to proximity information associated with a proximity sensor.

14. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the sensor information relates to proximity information is associated with a part of the touch display outside of a contact region associated with the touch input.

15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said memory and computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

determining sidedness associated with the touch input; and

basing the determined hand orientation at least in part on the determined sidedness.

16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said memory and computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:

determining an input finger associated with the touch input; and

basing the determined hand orientation at least in part on the determined input finger.

17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determined hand orientation relates to an angle associated with a finger associated with the touch input.

18. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determining the adjusted position comprises selecting a predetermined value based at least in part on the determined hand orientation.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein determining the adjusted position comprises calculating a value based at least in part on the hand orientation.

20. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said memory and computer program code are further configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform an operation based at least in part on the indication of the touch input and the adjusted position.

21. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation relates to the adjusted position and position information associated with a representation of an information item.

24. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises the touch display.

2. Cancelled.

4. (canceled)

10. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

22-23. -23. (canceled)

25. A method, comprising:

receiving indication of a touch input associated with a touch display, comprising position information associated with the touch input;

determining a hand orientation associated with the touch input; and

determining an adjusted position to associate with the touch input based at least in part on the determined hand orientation, and the position information associated with the touch input.

26-46. -46. (canceled)

47. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

receiving indication of a touch input associated with a touch display, comprising position information associated with the touch input;

determining a hand orientation associated with the touch input; and

determining an adjusted position to associate with the touch input based at least in part on the determined hand orientation, and the position information associated with the touch input.

48-90. -90. (canceled)