Methods, devices, and computer readable storage device for touchscreen navigation

• US 9,304,680 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2013
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chien, Ginger
• Primary Examiner(s): Abdin, Shaheda A.
• Application Number:
  US14/089,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20150145772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 862 Days
• Field of Search: 345/173, 345/168, 178 1801- 1809
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03547 Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Methods, devices, and computer readable storage device for navigation of a touchscreen display include calculating a scaled position based on a scaling factor. The scaling factor is based on dimensions of a region of reach and dimensions of the touchscreen display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, a region of reach, wherein the region of reach corresponds to a portion of a touchscreen display of a device;

determining, by the processor, parameters associated with a movement of a point of contact, wherein the contact is between an object and the touchscreen display, the parameters comprising;

an initial point of contact on the touchscreen display;

a direct point of contact on the touchscreen display offset from the initial point of contact; and

a direction based on the initial point of contact and the direct point of contact;

calculating, by the processor, a value of a scaling factor based on;

a first area of the region of reach;

a second area of the touchscreen display;

the direction; and

the initial point of contact; and

calculating, by the processor, a scaled input position on the touchscreen display, wherein the scaled input position is based on;

the initial point of contact;

the direct point of contact; and

the value of the scaling factor.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the value of the scaling factor comprises:

calculating a reach distance based on a distance between the initial point of contact and a region of reach intersection point, wherein the region of reach intersection point is a point on an edge of the first area that is determined based on the initial point of contact and the direction; and

calculating a display distance based on a distance between the initial point of contact and a touchscreen display intersection point, wherein the touchscreen display intersection point is a point on an edge of the second area is determined based on the initial point of contact and the direction.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein calculating the value of the scaling factor is based on the display distance divided by the reach distance.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

measuring, by the processor, location data that includes locations on the touchscreen display where an object has contacted the touchscreen display; and

defining, by the processor, the region of reach based on the location data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying, by the processor, a cursor at the scaled input position.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising generating, by the processor, an input to the touchscreen display at the scaled input position based on an input received in the region of reach.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising displaying, by the processor, a visual feature at the direct point of contact.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising reducing the value of the scaling factor, by the processor, after a time period.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating the scaled input position after a time period, wherein the scaled input position is calculated based on a timeout scaled position, a timeout direct position, and the direct point of contact;

wherein the timeout scaled position is the scaled input position at a time at an end of the time period; and

wherein the timeout direct position is a direct position at the time at the end of the time period.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising reducing the value of the scaling factor after the movement of the point of contact on the touchscreen display comes to rest.

11. A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

determining a region of reach, wherein the region of reach corresponds to a portion of a touchscreen display of a device;

determining parameters associated with a movement of a point of contact, wherein the contact is between an object and the touchscreen display, the parameters comprising;

an initial point of contact on the touchscreen display;

a direct point of contact on the touchscreen display offset from the initial point of contact; and

a direction based on the initial point of contact and the direct point of contact;

calculating a value of a scaling factor based on;

a first area of the region of reach;

a second area of the touchscreen display;

the direction; and

the initial point of contact; and

calculating a scaled input position on the touchscreen display, wherein the scaled input position is based on;

the initial point of contact;

the direct point of contact; and

the value of the scaling factor.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein calculating the value of the scaling factor, comprises:

calculating a reach distance based on a distance between the initial point of contact and a region of reach intersection point, wherein the region of reach intersection point is a point on an edge of the first area that is determined based on the initial point of contact and the direction; and

calculating a display distance based on a distance between the initial point of contact and a touchscreen display intersection point, wherein the touchscreen display intersection point is a point on an edge of the second area that is determined based on the initial point of contact and the direction.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein calculating the value of the scaling factor is based on the display distance divided by the reach distance.

14. The device of claim 13, the operations comprising:

measuring location data that includes locations on the touchscreen display where an object has contacted the touchscreen display; and

defining the region of reach based on the location data.

15. The device of claim 11, the operations comprising displaying a cursor at the scaled input position.

16. The device of claim 15, the operations comprising generating an input to the touchscreen display at the scaled input position based on an input received in the region of reach.

17. The device of claim 15, the operations comprising displaying a visual feature at the direct point of contact.

18. The device of claim 11, the operations comprising reducing the value of the scaling factor after one of:

a time period; and

the movement of the point of contact on the touchscreen display comes to rest.

19. The device of claim 11, the operations comprising calculating the scaled input position after a time period, wherein the scaled input position is calculated based on a timeout scaled position, a timeout direct position, and the direct point of contact,

wherein the timeout scaled position is the scaled input position at an end of the time period;

and

wherein the timeout direct position is a direct position at the end of the time period.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

determining a region of reach, wherein the region of reach corresponds to a portion of a touchscreen display of a device;

determining parameters associated with a movement of a point of contact, wherein the contact is between an object and the touchscreen display, the parameters comprising;

an initial point of contact on the touchscreen display;

a direct point of contact on the touchscreen display offset from the initial point of contact; and

a direction based on the initial point of contact and the direct point of contact;

calculating a value of a scaling factor based on;

a first area of the region of reach;

a second area of the touchscreen display;

the direction; and

the initial point of contact; and

calculating a scaled input position on the touchscreen display, wherein the scaled input position is based on;

the initial point of contact;

the direct point of contact; and

the value of the scaling factor.