PRESSURE SENSITIVE CONTROLS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting a displayed control, comprising the steps of:
- (1) receiving an input upon a display surface of a display device at a location corresponding to a spinner control;
(2) determining an amount of pressure applied by the input;
(3) responsive to a first amount of pressure, the spinner control responding in a first manner; and
(4) responsive to a second amount of pressure, the spinner control responding in a second manner, wherein the second manner is different than the first manner, and wherein the second amount of pressure is greater than the first amount of pressure.
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Abstract
The use of pressure-sensitive controls is disclosed in which controls respond differently to different pressure applied by a stylus on a digitizer. Users interacting with displayed controls may modify the speed, increment, or other property of the control by pressing harder or softer. Devices that allow for the input of location and pressure information may use embodiments of the invention, including computers with pressure sensitive mice or digitizer tablets, PDAs, or tablet computers. Controls that may use pressure to augment their behavior include scrollbars, spinner controls, resize handles, buttons, drop down menus and so forth.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting a displayed control, comprising the steps of:
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(1) receiving an input upon a display surface of a display device at a location corresponding to a spinner control; (2) determining an amount of pressure applied by the input; (3) responsive to a first amount of pressure, the spinner control responding in a first manner; and (4) responsive to a second amount of pressure, the spinner control responding in a second manner, wherein the second manner is different than the first manner, and wherein the second amount of pressure is greater than the first amount of pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computing device performs a method for adjusting a displayed control, the method comprising:
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(1) receiving an input upon a display surface of a display device at a location corresponding to a spinner control; (2) determining an amount of pressure applied by the input; (3) responsive to a first amount of pressure, adjusting a value of the spinner control at a first increment in response to the first amount of pressure; and (4) responsive to a second amount of pressure that is greater than the first amount of pressure, adjusting the value of the spinner control at a second increment that is larger than the first increment in response to the second amount of pressure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computing device performs a method for adjusting a displayed control, the method comprising:
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(1) receiving an input upon a display surface of a display device at a location corresponding to a spinner control; (2) determining an amount of pressure applied by the input; (3) responsive to a first amount of pressure, adjusting a value of the spinner control at a first rate in response to the first amount of pressure; and (4) responsive to a second amount of pressure that is greater than the first amount of pressure, adjusting the value of the spinner control at a second rate that is larger than the first rate in response to the second amount of pressure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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