SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING GESTURE INPUTS SPANNING MULTIPLE INPUT DEVICES
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1. A method for operating a handheld computing device, comprising:
- receiving an input event at one of a plurality of input devices;
generating location data that describes the input event including an identification of the input device that received the input event and a location of the input event on the input device receiving the input event; and
translating the location to a global virtual space location in a global virtual space.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for operating a handheld computing device having more than one input device. An input event may be received at one of the input devices. The location of the input event may be translated into a location with respect to a global virtual space. This translated location may in turn be passed to an application executing on the device. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for recognition of a gesture input spanning more than one independent input device.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for operating a handheld computing device, comprising:
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receiving an input event at one of a plurality of input devices; generating location data that describes the input event including an identification of the input device that received the input event and a location of the input event on the input device receiving the input event; and translating the location to a global virtual space location in a global virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for receiving a gesture input spanning a first input device and a second input device, comprising:
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detecting a first gesture initiation event; receiving motion events related to the first gesture initiation event; sensing a first gesture termination event; detecting a second gesture initiation event; and determining if the first gesture termination event and the second gesture initiation event include portions of a unitary touch gesture spanning the first input device and the second input device at least partially based on one or more characteristics of at least one of the first gesture termination event, the second gesture initiation event, or the motion events. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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