USER-DEFINED GESTURE ENABLEMENT PROTOCOLS FOR TOUCH INPUT DEVICE

• US 20160253032A1
• Filed: 02/29/2016
• Published: 09/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tactus Technologies LLC (Endpoint IP LLC)
• Original Assignee: Zetta Research and Development LLC - RPO Series (Zetta Research, LLC)
• Inventors: ATKINS, Graham Ray, MAXWELL, Ian Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 9,696,847 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A user interface method is disclosed. For a particular interface, such as a touch input device, the method involves defining an enablement protocol for a function and recording and retaining the enablement protocol of said function, such that a user enables the function by substantially reproducing the enablement protocol in the absence of spatial or temporal indication of at least a portion of the enablement protocol.

Claims

1. A user interface method, comprising the steps of:

i. defining an enablement protocol for a function of an electronic device, said enablement protocol comprising at least one user-defined touch on a touch-sensitive area operatively associated with said electronic device; and

ii. recording and retaining said enablement protocol of said function, such that a user enables said function by substantially reproducing said enablement protocol in the absence of spatial or temporal indication of at least a portion of said enablement protocol.