METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANGING OPERATING MODES
First Claim
1. An input device comprising:
- a sensing element configured to detect object motion in a sensing region; and
a processing system coupled to the sensing element, the processing system configured to;
operate in a pointing mode, wherein the processing system recognizes a first type of sliding input in the sensing region as a first pointing command while in the pointing mode;
operate in an enhanced gesturing mode, wherein the processing system recognizes a plurality of gesture commands associated with a plurality of different gesture actions while in the enhanced gesturing mode, and wherein the processing system recognizes the first type of sliding input in the sensing region as a first gesture command of the plurality of gesture commands while in the enhanced gesturing mode; and
change from operating in the pointing mode to operating in the enhanced gesturing mode in response to recognizing a characteristic object motion in the sensing region.
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Abstract
An input device comprising a sensing element (and perhaps other sensing elements) and a processing system coupled to the sensing element is disclosed. The processing system is configured to operate in a first mode, to change from operating in the first mode to operating in a second mode in response to recognizing a characteristic object motion in the sensing, and to operate in the second mode. The first mode may be a pointing mode and the second mode may be an enhanced gesturing mode. The processing system recognizes a first type of sliding input in the sensing region as a pointing command while in the pointing mode, and recognizes the first type of sliding input in the sensing region as one of the plurality of gesture commands (associated with a plurality of different gesture actions) while in the enhanced gesturing mode. Methods and program products are also disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. An input device comprising:
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a sensing element configured to detect object motion in a sensing region; and a processing system coupled to the sensing element, the processing system configured to; operate in a pointing mode, wherein the processing system recognizes a first type of sliding input in the sensing region as a first pointing command while in the pointing mode; operate in an enhanced gesturing mode, wherein the processing system recognizes a plurality of gesture commands associated with a plurality of different gesture actions while in the enhanced gesturing mode, and wherein the processing system recognizes the first type of sliding input in the sensing region as a first gesture command of the plurality of gesture commands while in the enhanced gesturing mode; and change from operating in the pointing mode to operating in the enhanced gesturing mode in response to recognizing a characteristic object motion in the sensing region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating an electronic system comprising a proximity sensor device configured to detect object motion in a sensing region and a display screen configured to provide a visual display, the method comprising:
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operating in a pointing mode, wherein the electronic system is configured to recognize a plurality of types of sliding input in the sensing region as pointing commands for interacting with the visual display while in the pointing mode; recognizing a characteristic object motion in the sensing region as a mode changing gesture; changing from operating in the pointing mode to operating in an enhanced gesturing mode in response to the recognizing the characteristic object motion in the sensing region as the mode changing gesture, wherein the electronic system is configured to recognize the plurality of types of sliding input as a plurality of gesture commands associated with a plurality of different gesture actions while in the enhanced gesturing mode; and providing feedback detectable by a user indicative of the electronic system operating in the enhanced gesturing mode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An input device comprising:
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at least one sensing element; an input surface configured to be contacted by input objects; and a processing system coupled to the at least one sensing element, the processing system configured to; operate the at least one sensing element to detect input objects arriving at and lifting from the input surface; identify as a mode changing gesture an input sequence comprising a set of input objects arriving at the input surface followed by a first subset of the set of input objects lifting from the input surface, while a second subset of the set of input objects remains on the input surface, wherein the first subset and the second subset are both non-empty proper subsets of the set of input objects; and change from a first operating mode to a second operating mode in response to an identification of the mode changing gesture. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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23. A program product comprising:
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an input device program, the input device program executable by a processing system to; operate an input device to detect input objects arriving at and lifting from an input surface; identify as a mode changing gesture an input sequence comprising a plurality of input objects arriving at the input surface followed by at least one of the plurality of input objects lifting from the input surface while at least another one of the plurality of input objects remains on the input surface; and change from a first operating mode to a second operating mode in response to identification of the mode changing gesture; and
.electronically readable media bearing said input device program, the electronic media being readable by the processing system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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Specification