System and Method for Operating a User Interface on an Electronic Device
First Claim
1. A method for operating a user interface on an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting a horizontal and vertical position of an input member relative to a User Interface (UI) prior to the input member contacting a user control on the UI;
indicating the horizontal position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a first feedback signal based on the detected horizontal position of the input member; and
indicating the vertical position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a second feedback signal based on the detected vertical position of the input member.
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a sensor for determining the position of an input member, such as a user'"'"'s finger or stylus, for example, relative to a user interface of the device. Before the input member contacts the user interface, the sensor detects the horizontal and vertical positions of the input member and generates positional signals indicative of those positions. A controller at the device determines the horizontal and vertical positions of the input member based on the positional signals, and generates first and second feedback signals as a function of the detected horizontal and vertical positions to indicate the input member position relative to the user interface.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for operating a user interface on an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting a horizontal and vertical position of an input member relative to a User Interface (UI) prior to the input member contacting a user control on the UI; indicating the horizontal position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a first feedback signal based on the detected horizontal position of the input member; and indicating the vertical position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a second feedback signal based on the detected vertical position of the input member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device comprising:
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a User Interface (UI); a sensor configured to generate positional signals upon detecting an input member proximate the UI prior to the input member contacting a user control on the UI; and a programmable controller configured to; calculate a horizontal and vertical position of the input member relative to the UI based on the positional signals; indicate the horizontal position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a first feedback signal based on the detected horizontal position of the input member; and indicate the vertical position of the input member relative to the UI by generating a second feedback signal based on the detected vertical position of the input member. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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