METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCRIMINATING STYLUS AND TOUCH INTERACTIONS
First Claim
1. A method of using a touch sensitive computing device, comprising:
- receiving, at the computing device, information related to a first touch event from a touch sensing unit coupled to the computing device, wherein the information from the first touch event comprises a first touch data point;
generating a first type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a first rule;
generating a second type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a second rule; and
generating output data that comprises information relating to a type of user input assigned to the first touch data point, wherein assigning the type of user input to the first touch data point includes analyzing the first type of user input vote and the second type of user input vote.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to control devices, such as human interface devices, configured for use with a tablet computer. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and system for discriminating between the interactions of a handheld device, touch of one or more of the user'"'"'s finger(s) and interaction with appendages of the user on a touch-screen tablet computer. The methods described herein may include discriminating between the interaction of the handheld device, the user'"'"'s finger(s) and an appendage of the user so that the collected information can be used to control some aspect of the hardware or software running on the touch-screen tablet computer.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of using a touch sensitive computing device, comprising:
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receiving, at the computing device, information related to a first touch event from a touch sensing unit coupled to the computing device, wherein the information from the first touch event comprises a first touch data point; generating a first type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a first rule; generating a second type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a second rule; and generating output data that comprises information relating to a type of user input assigned to the first touch data point, wherein assigning the type of user input to the first touch data point includes analyzing the first type of user input vote and the second type of user input vote. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium disposed in a computing device, containing a set of instructions that causes a processor to perform a process comprising:
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receive information related to a first touch event from a touch sensing unit coupled to the computing device, wherein the information from the first touch event comprises a first touch data point; generating a first type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a first rule; generating a second type of user input vote based on a comparison of the first touch event information with a second rule; attributing the first touch data point to a type of user input by analyzing the first type of user input vote and the second type of user input vote; and altering information rendered on a display in the computing device at a position relating to the first touch data point based on the attributed type of user input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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