METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSLATING BETWEEN FORCE INPUTS AND TEMPORAL INPUTS
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- receive an input via a touch screen display of the apparatus;
receive a force indication relating to a force component of the input received; and
provide for execution of an operation associated with a temporal input based, at least in part, on the force indication.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are described that provide for translating between force inputs and temporal inputs to execute operations conventionally associated with temporal inputs. The apparatus includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code that are designed to cause the apparatus to at least receive a force indication relating to a force component of the input received, and provide for execution of an operation associated with a temporal input based on the force indication. For example, an input having a force component, such as a “hard press,” would result in the execution of an operation otherwise associated with a temporal input, such as a “long press.” By using a force input, the user can effect an operation in less time by cutting out the time that would have been expended to execute the corresponding “long press” gesture.
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24 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive an input via a touch screen display of the apparatus; receive a force indication relating to a force component of the input received; and provide for execution of an operation associated with a temporal input based, at least in part, on the force indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving an input via a touch screen display of an apparatus; receiving a force indication relating to a force component of the input received; and providing for execution, via a processor, of an operation associated with a temporal input based, at least in part, on the force indication. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions for:
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receiving an input via a touch screen display of an apparatus; receiving a force indication relating to a force component of the input received; and providing for execution of an operation associated with the temporal input based, at least in part, on the force indication. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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identifying operations associated with temporal inputs to a touch screen display; determine a force input corresponding to each temporal input; and associate each temporal input with a respective corresponding force input, such that receipt of a particular force input at the touch screen display results in the execution of an operation associated with the corresponding temporal input. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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