Portable electronic device and method of controlling a portable electronic device having a proximity-sensing user interface
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a proximity-sensing user interface configured to capture position information and distance information, the distance information being indicative of a distance at which a user'"'"'s skin is positioned from a surface of the proximity-sensing user interface; and
a controller coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface, the controller being configured to;
process first distance information captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a physical touch input, to determine whether a material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input,selectively set an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode in response to the first distance information indicating that no material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input; and
selectively maintain the first input mode active in response to the first distance information indicating that the material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device comprises a proximity-sensing user interface and a controller. The proximity-sensing user interface is configured to capture position information and distance information. The controller is coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface and is configured to process first distance information (31) captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a pre-determined touch action, to determine whether a material layer (25) is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface. The controller is configured to selectively set an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode when the first distance information indicates that no material layer (25) is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a proximity-sensing user interface configured to capture position information and distance information, the distance information being indicative of a distance at which a user'"'"'s skin is positioned from a surface of the proximity-sensing user interface; and a controller coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface, the controller being configured to; process first distance information captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a physical touch input, to determine whether a material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input, selectively set an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode in response to the first distance information indicating that no material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input; and selectively maintain the first input mode active in response to the first distance information indicating that the material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a proximity-sensing user interface configured to capture position information and distance information, the distance information being indicative of a distance at which a user'"'"'s skin is positioned from a surface of the proximity-sensing user interface; and a controller coupled to the proximity-sensing user interface, the controller being configured to; process first distance information captured by the proximity-sensing user interface during a physical touch input, to determine whether a material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input; set a threshold based on an averaged distance between the user'"'"'s skin and the surface of the proximity-sensing user interface during the physical touch input; and identify a subsequent input action in which the user'"'"'s skin remains spaced by a gap from the proximity-sensing user interface as a touch action when the gap is less than or equal to the threshold which depends on the averaged distance. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a proximity-sensing user interface, the method comprising:
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capturing, by the proximity-sensing user interface, first distance information indicative of a distance at which a user'"'"'s skin is positioned from a surface of the proximity-sensing user interface during a physical touch input; processing the first distance information to determine whether a material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input; selectively setting an input mode from a first input mode to a second input mode in response to the first distance information indicating that no material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface in the physical touch input; and selectively maintaining the first input mode active in response to the first distance information indicating that the material layer is interposed between the user'"'"'s skin and the proximity-sensing user interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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