Input based function preview apparatuses, systems, and methods
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a processing subsystem; and
an input device configured to remotely communicate with the processing subsystem and comprising at least one sensing facility and a control facility,the at least one sensing facility configured to detect a first type of user input and a second type of user input, andthe control facility communicatively coupled to the sensing facility and configured toprovide a first control signal in response to detection of the first type of user input, andprovide a second control signal in response to detection of the second type of user input;
wherein the first and second control signals contain;
a same control code that identifies a function to be triggered by the sensing facility detecting the second type of user input, andan appendage to the same control code that indicates whether the first type or the second type of user input is detected by the sensing facility; and
wherein the processing subsystem is configured toreceive the first control signal from the input device, andin response to receiving the first control signal,determine the control code included in the first control signal,determine the function identified by the control code,determine that the sensing facility detected the first type of user input based on the appendage included in the first control signal, andprovide a preview event for the function.
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Abstract
An exemplary system includes a processing subsystem. The system further includes at least one sensing facility and a control facility within an input device configured to communicate with the processing subsystem. The sensing facility is configured to detect a first type of user input and a second type of user input. The control facility is communicatively coupled to the sensing facility and is further configured to provide a first control signal in response to detection of the first type of user input, and a second control signal in response to detection of the second type of user input. The processing subsystem is configured to execute a function associated with the sensing facility in response to the second control signal, and to provide a preview event for the function in response to the first control signal. In certain embodiments, the preview event includes information descriptive of the function.
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27 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a processing subsystem; and an input device configured to remotely communicate with the processing subsystem and comprising at least one sensing facility and a control facility, the at least one sensing facility configured to detect a first type of user input and a second type of user input, and the control facility communicatively coupled to the sensing facility and configured to provide a first control signal in response to detection of the first type of user input, and provide a second control signal in response to detection of the second type of user input; wherein the first and second control signals contain; a same control code that identifies a function to be triggered by the sensing facility detecting the second type of user input, and an appendage to the same control code that indicates whether the first type or the second type of user input is detected by the sensing facility; and wherein the processing subsystem is configured to receive the first control signal from the input device, and in response to receiving the first control signal, determine the control code included in the first control signal, determine the function identified by the control code, determine that the sensing facility detected the first type of user input based on the appendage included in the first control signal, and provide a preview event for the function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensing facility configured to capture a first type of user input and a second type of user input; and a control facility communicatively coupled to the sensing facility, the control facility configured to provide a first control signal in response to capture of the first type of user input, and provide a second control signal in response to capture of the second type of user input; wherein the first and second control signals contain; a same control code that identifies a function to be triggered by the sensing facility capturing the second type of user input, and an appendage to the same control code that indicates whether the first type or the second type of user input is captured by the sensing facility; and wherein the appendage included within the first control signal is configured to trigger a preview event for the function by indicating that the sensing facility captured the first type of user input. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processing subsystem, a first control signal from an input device in response to a sensing facility capturing a first type of user input; providing, by the processing subsystem, a preview event for a function in response to the first control signal, the function being associated with the sensing facility; receiving, by the processing subsystem, a second control signal from the input device in response to the sensing facility detecting a second type of user input; and executing, by the processing subsystem, the function associated with the sensing facility in response to the second control signal; wherein the first and second control signals contain; a same control code that identifies the function, and an appendage to the same control code that indicates whether the first type or the second type of user input is detected by the sensing facility. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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