TOUCH INPUT BASED ADJUSTMENT OF AUDIO DEVICE SETTINGS

• US 20120140955A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Yasui, Nozomu
• Granted Patent: US 9,086,801 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A computing device comprising a touch input device and a processor. The touch input device is configured to detect multiple touch point contacts. The processor is coupled to the touch device and configured to execute software instructions that process the multiple touch point contacts and, based on the multiple touch point contacts, adjust at least one audio setting of a plurality of audio output devices.

Claims

1. A computing device comprising:

a touch input device configured to detect multiple touch point contacts; and

a processor coupled to the touch input device and configured to execute software instructions that process the multiple touch point contacts, and based on the multiple touch point contacts, adjust at least one audio setting of a plurality of audio output devices.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the multiple touch point contacts comprise a first touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point, a second touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point

3. The computing device of claim 2, wherein the adjustment is based on a first distance between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point of the first touch contact and a second distance, between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point of the second touch contact.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the multiple touch point contacts comprise a touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the adjustment is based on a distance between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein adjustment of the at least one audio setting comprises adjusting a sound frequency of an audio signal for the plurality of audio output devices.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the at least one audio setting comprises adjustment of a volume level of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the adjustment of the at least one audio setting comprises adjustment of a volume balance of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.

9. A method comprising:

detecting multiple touch point contacts;

processing the multiple touch point contacts; and

adjusting at least one audio setting of a plurality of audio output devices, based on the multiple touch point contacts.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiple touch point contacts comprise a first touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point, a second touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein adjusting is based on a first distance between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point of the first touch contact and a second distance between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point of the second touch contact.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the multiple touch point contacts comprise a first touch contact comprising continuous movement from a beginning touch point to an ending touch point.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein adjusting is based on a distance between the beginning touch point and the ending touch point.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein adjusting the at least one audio setting comprises adjusting a sound frequency of an audio signal for the plurality of audio output devices.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein adjusting the at least one audio setting comprises adjusting a volume level of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein adjusting the at least one audio setting comprises adjusting a volume balance level of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.

17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon an instruction set to be executed, the instruction set, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

detect multiple touch point contacts;

process the multiple touch point contacts; and

adjust audio at least one setting of a plurality of audio output devices, based on the multiple touch point contacts.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instruction set, when executed by the process, causes the processor to adjust a sound frequency of an audio signal for the plurality of audio output devices.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instruction set, when executed by the process, causes the processor adjust a volume level of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instruction set, when executed by the process, causes the processor to adjust a volume balance level of a first audio output device and a second audio output device of the plurality audio output devices.