Apparatus and method for receiving input
First Claim
1. An apparatus for receiving input, comprising:
- a display device;
a substantially transparent user input device communicatively coupled to a processor and overlaying the display device, the user input device defining;
a first adjustment region configured to receive a first user input;
a second adjustment region configured to receive a second user input, the second adjustment region surrounding the first adjustment region;
a function region configured to receive a third user input, the function region being disposed at a location outside of the second adjustment region; and
a connector region configured to receive a fourth user input anywhere within the connector region, the connector region disposed between and connecting with the function region and the second adjustment region;
wherein the display device is configured to display images within one or more regions of the user input device.
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Abstract
According to aspects of the disclosure, an input device may include a first adjustment region, a second adjustment region, a connector region, a function region, and a display region. In one example, A user may access a particular function by providing a gesture to the function region. The user may then continue the gesture from the function region to the connector region for a predetermined length along the connector region. Once a particular function is accessed, a user may control the parameters or settings associated with that particular function via one or both of the first adjustment region and second adjustment region. For example, a user may provide a gesture to either the first or second adjustment region in order to modify parameters associated with the function.
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1. An apparatus for receiving input, comprising:
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a display device; a substantially transparent user input device communicatively coupled to a processor and overlaying the display device, the user input device defining; a first adjustment region configured to receive a first user input; a second adjustment region configured to receive a second user input, the second adjustment region surrounding the first adjustment region; a function region configured to receive a third user input, the function region being disposed at a location outside of the second adjustment region; and a connector region configured to receive a fourth user input anywhere within the connector region, the connector region disposed between and connecting with the function region and the second adjustment region; wherein the display device is configured to display images within one or more regions of the user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory communicatively coupled to the processor; a display device communicatively coupled to the processor; a substantially transparent user input device communicatively coupled to the processor and overlaying the display device, the user input device comprising; a first adjustment region configured to receive a first user input; a second adjustment region configured to receive a second user input, the second adjustment region surrounding the first adjustment region; a function region configured to receive a third user input, the function region being disposed at a location outside of the second adjustment region; and a connector region configured to receive a fourth user input anywhere within the connector region, the connector region disposed between and connecting with the function region and the second adjustment region; wherein the display device is configured to display images within one or more regions of the user input device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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