Touch control with dynamically determined buffer region and active perimeter
First Claim
1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
- a case having first and second major surfaces;
a visual display disposed on the first major surface;
a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces;
a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and
instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to;
a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements;
b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and
c) re-purpose remaining portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements, wherein the one more re-purposed portions of the touch interface are outside the one or more active portions after re-purposing,wherein the one or more re-purposed portions of the touch screen include a buffer region between one or more re-purposed portions configured to act as inputs and the one or more active elements, wherein the instructions are configured such that a touch to the buffer region is ignored,wherein the one or more re-purposed regions of the touch screen include a region configured to initiate a first or second command, wherein the first command is configured to cancel a previous manipulation of the active element and wherein the second command is configured to commit to a previous manipulation of the active element.
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Abstract
A hand-held electronic device, method of operation and computer readable medium are disclosed. The device may include a case having one or more major surfaces. A visual display and a touch interface are disposed on at least one of the major surfaces. A processor is operably coupled to the visual display and touch screen. Instructions executable by the processor may be configured to a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) re-purpose one or more portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements.
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47 Claims
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1. A hand-held electronic device, comprising:
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a case having first and second major surfaces; a visual display disposed on the first major surface; a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces; a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface; and instructions executable by the processor configured such that, when executed, the instructions cause the device to; a) present an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlate one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) re-purpose remaining portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements, wherein the one more re-purposed portions of the touch interface are outside the one or more active portions after re-purposing, wherein the one or more re-purposed portions of the touch screen include a buffer region between one or more re-purposed portions configured to act as inputs and the one or more active elements, wherein the instructions are configured such that a touch to the buffer region is ignored, wherein the one or more re-purposed regions of the touch screen include a region configured to initiate a first or second command, wherein the first command is configured to cancel a previous manipulation of the active element and wherein the second command is configured to commit to a previous manipulation of the active element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the first major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface;
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlating one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) re-purposing remaining portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements wherein the one more re-purposed portions of the touch interface are outside the one or more active portions after re-purposing, wherein the one or more re-purposed portions of the touch screen include a buffer region between one or more re-purposed portions configured to act as inputs and the one or more active elements, wherein the instructions are configured such that a touch to the buffer region is ignored, wherein the one or more re-purposed regions of the touch screen include a region configured to initiate a first or second command, wherein the first command is configured to cancel a previous manipulation of the active element and wherein the second command is configured to commit to a previous manipulation of the active element. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
- and instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, the method comprising;
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47. A non-transitory computer readable medium programmed with computer executable instructions for operating a hand-held electronic device having a case with one or more major surfaces, a visual display disposed on at least one of the first major surfaces, a touch interface disposed on at least one of the major surfaces, a processor operably coupled to the visual display and the touch interface, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to implement a method comprising:
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a) presenting an image on the visual display containing one or more active elements; b) correlating one or more active portions of the touch interface to one or more corresponding active elements in the image on the visual display; and c) re-purposing remaining portions of the touch interface outside the one or more active portions to act as inputs for commands associated with the one or more active elements wherein the one more re-purposed portions of the touch interface are outside the one or more active portions after re-purposing, wherein the one or more re-purposed portions of the touch screen include a buffer region between one or more re-purposed portions configured to act as inputs and the one or more active elements, wherein the instructions are configured such that a touch to the buffer region is ignored, wherein the one or more re-purposed regions of the touch screen include a region configured to initiate a first or second command, wherein the first command is configured to cancel a previous manipulation of the active element and wherein the second command is configured to commit to a previous manipulation of the active element.
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