Image display touch control

• US 8,094,132 B1
• Filed: 04/21/2009
• Issued: 01/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cagic LLC
• Original Assignee: Cagic LLC
• Inventors: Frischling, William S., Canty, Jennifer L., Seo, Ja Young, Dellecave, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdulselam, Abbas
• Application Number:
  US12/427,544
• Time in Patent Office: 994 Days
• Field of Search: 345/156, 345/169, 345/173, 715701-702, 715/716, 178/18.01, 341/34, 368/69, 463/30, 235/472.01
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus

Abstract

An operator of an image display device can control operation of an application and/or functionality of the image display device using a touch sensitive area located around the display of the image display device. The touch sensitive area, such as a matte, can be divided into one or more regions.

Claims

1. An image display device, comprising:

a display configured to render an image and an identifier of a functionality;

a matte surrounding the display, the matte having two or more regions that are touch sensitive; and

a processor configured to;

enable presentation of the image on the display,

receive a first indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched,

in response to reception of the first indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched;

associate one of the two or more regions of the matte with a first functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte, and

enable presentation of an identifier of the first functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display,

receive a second indication that the one region of the matte associated with the first functionality has been touched, and

in response to reception of the second indication that the one region of the matte associated with the first functionality has been touched;

perform a function associated with the first functionality,

associate the one region of the matte with a second functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte, the second functionality being different from the first functionality, and

enable presentation of an identifier of the second functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display.

2. An image display device, comprising:

a display configured to render an image and an identifier of a functionality;

a matte surrounding the display, the matte having two or more regions that are touch sensitive; and

a processor configured to;

enable presentation of the image on the display,

receive an indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, and

enable presentation, in response to reception of the indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of an identifier of a functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display.

3. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive another indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched; and

perform, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, a function associated with the functionality.

4. The image display device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to:

enable presentation, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of an identifier of another functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte, the other functionality being different from the functionality.

5. The image display device of claim 3, wherein the processor is further configured to:

clear presentation, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of the identifier of the functionality overlaid on the image on the display.

6. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to:

receive the indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched by receiving an indication that two of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched; and

enable presentation of the identifier of the functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display by enabling presentation, in response to reception of the indication that both of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of the identifier of the functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display.

7. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to enable presentation of the identifier of the functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display by enabling presentation of an identifier of image rotation functionality overlaid on the image on the display.

8. The image display device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive another indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched; and

perform, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, rotation of the image on the display.

9. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to enable presentation of the identifier of the functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display by enabling presentation of an identifier of image deletion functionality overlaid on the image on the display.

10. The image display device of claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive another indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched;

perform, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, deletion of the image; and

enable presentation of another image on the display.

11. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is configured to enable presentation of the identifier of the functionality associated with subsequent interaction with the matte overlaid on the image on the display by enabling presentation of an identifier of image selection functionality overlaid on the image on the display.

12. The image display device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive another indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched; and

enable presentation, in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of another image on the display.

13. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to enable presentation, in response to reception of the indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched, of an identifier of an application overlaid on the image on the display.

14. The image display device of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive another indication that at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched; and

in response to reception of the other indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the matte have been touched;

clear presentation of the image on the display, and

enable presentation of an interface of the application on the display.

15. The image display device of claim 14, wherein the processor is configured to enable presentation of the interface of the application on the display by enabling presentation of a list of customizable digital image frame settings on the display.

16. The image display device of claim 2, wherein the matte has four regions.

17. A method for controlling an image display device, the method comprising:

enabling presentation of an image on a display;

receiving, at a first time, a first indication that an operator has touched at least one of two or more regions of a touch sensitive area surrounding the display;

enabling presentation, in response to reception of the first indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area have been touched, of an identifier of a first functionality overlaid on the image on the display;

receiving, at a second time that is after the first time, a second indication that the operator has touched at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area; and

enabling presentation, in response to reception of the second indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area have been touched, of an identifier of a second functionality overlaid on the image on the display, the second functionality being different than the first functionality.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

performing, in response to reception of the second indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area have been touched, a first function associated with the first functionality.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

enabling presentation, in response to reception of the first indication that the at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area have been touched, of an identifier of an application overlaid on the image on the display.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

associating one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area with the first functionality, wherein receiving, at the second time that is after the first time, the second indication that the operator has touched the at least one of the two or more regions of the touch sensitive area comprises receiving, at the second time that is after the first time, a second indication that the operator has touched the one region of the touch sensitive area associated with the first functionality.