HOVER GESTURES FOR TOUCH-ENABLED DEVICES
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1. A method of receiving user input on a touch screen, comprising:
- detecting at least one finger in a hover position, wherein the at least one finger is a spaced distance from the touch screen;
detecting a hover gesture, which is a user command to perform an action, wherein the hover gesture occurs without touching the touch screen; and
performing the action based on the hover gesture.
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Abstract
Various embodiments herein provide for a method of receiving user input on a touch screen. A hover gesture can be detected and an action performed in response to the detection. The hover gesture can occur without a user physically touching a touch screen. Instead, the user'"'"'s finger or fingers can be positioned at a spaced distance above the touch screen. The touch screen can detect that the user'"'"'s fingers are proximate to the touch screen, such as through capacitive sensing. Additionally, finger movement can be detected while the fingers are hovering.
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1. A method of receiving user input on a touch screen, comprising:
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detecting at least one finger in a hover position, wherein the at least one finger is a spaced distance from the touch screen; detecting a hover gesture, which is a user command to perform an action, wherein the hover gesture occurs without touching the touch screen; and performing the action based on the hover gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable storage medium for storing instructions thereon for executing a method of receiving user input on a touch screen, the method comprising:
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entering a hover mode wherein a finger is detected in a hover position at a spaced distance from the touch screen; detecting a hover gesture indicating that the user wants an action to be performed, wherein the hover gesture occurs without touching the touch screen; and performing a user input command based on the hover gesture. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for receiving user input, comprising:
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a touch screen that uses capacitive sensing to detect a hover position and a hover gesture, wherein a finger is detected at a spaced distance from the touch screen; a gesture engine that interprets input from the touch screen; and a rendering engine that displays information in response to the hover position and the hover gesture. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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