Apparatus and method for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen
First Claim
1. A method for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen, comprising:
- receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons;
detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact;
determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, whether the user intends to use two hands to operate the touchscreen; and
controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons according to a result of the determining.
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Abstract
A method for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen includes: receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, whether the user intends to use two hands to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons according to a result of the determining.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen, comprising:
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receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting, by at least one processing device, a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, whether the user intends to use two hands to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons according to a result of the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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8. An apparatus for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen, comprising:
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a storage module configured to store computer executable instructions; and a processor, executing the computer executable instruction, configured to; receive, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detect a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen, and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determine, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, whether the user intends to use two hands to operate the touchscreen; and control the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons according to a result of the determining. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for setting a two hand mode to operate a touchscreen, the method comprising:
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receiving, via the touchscreen, at least one point of contact on the touchscreen generated by one or more fingers of a user, the touchscreen including a plurality of icons; detecting a total number of the points of contact on the touchscreen and respective coordinates of the points of contact; determining, based on the total number of the points of contact and the respective coordinates of the points of contact, whether the user intends to use two hands to operate the touchscreen; and controlling the touchscreen to display the plurality of icons according to a result of the determining. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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