Method, system, and program product for no-look digit entry in a multi-touch device
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1. A method for no-look entry of digits in a multi-touch device, comprising:
- sensing an initializing combination of at least one touch on a touch screen;
creating a target location at a location of each touch of the initializing combination, wherein each target location lacks a corresponding on-screen indicator;
assigning a binary value to each target location;
detecting at least one combination of at least one no-look touch of the touch screen;
determining the target locations touched; and
entering a predetermined digit input corresponding to the sum of binary values assigned to the target locations for each detected combination of no-look touches.
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Abstract
A method, device, and program product are provided for no-look entry of digits in a multi-touch device. A multi-touch screen of the multi-touch device senses an initializing combination of at least one touch. A no-look digit entry application assigns a binary value to each touched location. The multi-touch screen detects at least one combination of at least one touch of the touch screen. The no-look digit entry application determines the locations touched and enters digit inputs corresponding to the sum of the binary values assigned to the locations for each detected combination of touches.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for no-look entry of digits in a multi-touch device, comprising:
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sensing an initializing combination of at least one touch on a touch screen; creating a target location at a location of each touch of the initializing combination, wherein each target location lacks a corresponding on-screen indicator; assigning a binary value to each target location; detecting at least one combination of at least one no-look touch of the touch screen; determining the target locations touched; and entering a predetermined digit input corresponding to the sum of binary values assigned to the target locations for each detected combination of no-look touches. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multi-touch device configured for no-look entry of digits, comprising:
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a multi-touch screen; a processor operably connected with the multi-touch screen; and a memory operably connected with the processor and having encoded thereon a no-look digit entry application executable by the processor to; sense an initializing combination of touches on a touch screen at a plurality of locations to create one or more target locations that lack a corresponding on-screen indicator; assign a binary value to each touched location according to a predetermined pattern; detect combinations of no-look touches of the touch screen; determine the locations touched; and enter predetermined digit inputs corresponding to the binary values assigned to the locations for each detected combination of no-look touches.
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14. A program product, comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a computer executable program of instructions, comprising:
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program instructions for sensing an initializing combination of at least one touch on a touch screen to create one or more target locations that lack a corresponding on-screen indicator; program instructions for assigning a binary value to each touched location; program instructions for detecting at least one combination of at least one no-look touch of the touch screen; program instructions for determining the locations touched; and program instructions for entering predetermined digit inputs corresponding to the sum of the binary values assigned to the locations for each detected combination of no-look touches. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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