Sensing user input at display area edge
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1. A method comprising:
- sensing, in a display device having one or more sensors, user input based at least in part on proximity of an object to an active display area of the display device and based at least in part on proximity of the object to an area outside of the active display area; and
determining, based on both the proximity of the object to the active display area and the proximity of the object to the area outside of the active display area, the user input.
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Abstract
One or more sensors are disposed to sense user inputs in an active display area as well as user inputs in an extended area that is outside of the active display area. Data for user inputs, such as gestures, may include data from user inputs sensed in both the active display area and outside of the active display area. The user inputs can begin and/or end outside of the active display area.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sensing, in a display device having one or more sensors, user input based at least in part on proximity of an object to an active display area of the display device and based at least in part on proximity of the object to an area outside of the active display area; and determining, based on both the proximity of the object to the active display area and the proximity of the object to the area outside of the active display area, the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A computing device comprising a housing configured in a handheld form factor and a display device supported by the housing and having an active display area, the display device having one or more sensors disposed for sensing user input based at least in part on proximity of an object to the active display area and based at least in part on proximity of the object to an area outside of the active display area, the computing device further comprising an input handler module configured to determine, based on both the proximity of the object to the active display area and the proximity of the object to the area outside of the active display area, the user input.
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20. A computing device comprising:
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a display device having one or more sensors disposed for sensing user input based at least in part on proximity of an object to an active display area of the display device and based at least in part on proximity of the object to an area outside of the active display area; one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable storage media having stored thereon multiple instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to determine, based on both the proximity of the object to the active display area and the proximity of the object to the area outside of the active display area, the user input.
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