DEVICES AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING MANIPULATION OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS ON A MULTI-CONTACT TACTILE SCREEN
First Claim
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- A method of controlling a computerized device with a tactile multi-point matrix sensor placed on a display device, the method comprising the steps of;
simultaneously acquiring data of a first contact position and a second contact position of a first and a second finger that is placed on the multi-point tactile matrix sensor, respectively;
creating a first cursor and a second cursor that are associated with the first and second finger, respectively;
displaying a graphical object on the display device;
associating the first cursor and the second cursor with the graphical object to interact with the graphical object; and
generating control messages for the computerized device based on positional data of the first cursor, the second cursor, and the graphical object.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a computerized device with a tactile multi-point matrix sensor placed on a display device, the method including the steps of simultaneously acquiring data of a first contact position and a second contact position of a first and a second finger that is placed on the multi-point tactile matrix sensor, respectively; creating a first cursor and a second cursor that are associated with the first and second finger, respectively; displaying a graphical object on the display device; associating the first cursor and the second cursor with the graphical object to interact with the graphical object; and generating control messages for the computerized device based on positional data of the first cursor, the second cursor, and the graphical object.
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14 Claims
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- A method of controlling a computerized device with a tactile multi-point matrix sensor placed on a display device, the method comprising the steps of;
simultaneously acquiring data of a first contact position and a second contact position of a first and a second finger that is placed on the multi-point tactile matrix sensor, respectively; creating a first cursor and a second cursor that are associated with the first and second finger, respectively; displaying a graphical object on the display device; associating the first cursor and the second cursor with the graphical object to interact with the graphical object; and generating control messages for the computerized device based on positional data of the first cursor, the second cursor, and the graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- A method of controlling a computerized device with a tactile multi-point matrix sensor placed on a display device, the method comprising the steps of;
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- A computerized device comprising;
a display device configured to display a graphical object; a tactile multi-point matrix sensor that is placed on the display device, configured to simultaneously acquire data of a first contact position and a second contact position of a first and a second finger, respectively, that are placed on the multi-point tactile matrix sensor; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to create a first cursor and a second cursor that are associated with the first and second finger, respectively, to associate the first cursor and the second cursor with the graphical object to interact with the graphical object; and
to generate control messages for the computerized device based on positional data of the first cursor, the second cursor, and the graphical object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- A computerized device comprising;
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