Method and apparatus for processing data based on touch events on a touch sensitive device

• US 9,465,577 B1
• Filed: 04/24/2012
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Khafizov, Farid, Khafizova, Margarita
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US13/454,564
• Time in Patent Office: 1,631 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• 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 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04186 Touch location disambiguation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0436 in which generating transducers and detecting transducers are attached to a single acoustic waves transmission substrate
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/00 Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled logic circuits H03K19/00

Abstract

A touch sensitive device is configured to determine commands based on a plurality of touch events on the touch sensitive device. At least a first predetermined number of touch events is detected on the touch sensitive device. At least a second predetermined number of control points is determined based on the detected at least first predetermined number of touch events. A command is determined based on a change in value of at least one parameter related to at least two of the control points. A first data object and a second data object are processed based on a preselected common attribute tag using the determined command.

Claims

1. A method for determining commands based on a plurality of touch events on a touch sensitive device, the method comprising:

detecting at least a first predetermined number of touch events on the touch sensitive device;

determining at least a second predetermined number of control points based on the detected at least first predetermined number of touch events;

determining a command based on a change in value of at least one parameter related to at least two of the control points;

processing a first data object and a second data object based on a preselected common attribute tag using the determined command;

sending a list of attributes known to a system, wherein the system communicates to a database via a processing unit before at least the first or second data object selection process beings;

sending a latest list of the attributes used for describing at least the first data object or the second data object to the database by the system; and

processing the data record to at least a network node of the system, wherein the network node of the system is in communication with the touch sensitive device;

wherein detecting the at least first predetermined number of touch events comprises;

receiving a measurement signal associated with the touch event from the touch sensitive device; and

comparing the measurement signal with a threshold for determining that the touch event is valid;

wherein the measurement signal comprises at least one time stamp indicating a time of the first touch event;

wherein determining the command comprises;

determining an intended shape drawn on the touch sensitive device based on the change in value of at the least one parameter related to the at least two of the control points; and

determining the command based on the determined intended shape.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measurement signal comprises at least one of:

at least one position measurement indicating a position of the first touch event; and

at least one pressure measurement indicating a pressure of the touch on the touch sensitive device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one position coordinate of the position measurement.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

sorting the first predetermined number of touch events based on the time stamp of each of the touch events.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein command is selected from a group consisting of intersection, union, difference, show all, descending sort, and ascending sort.

6. An apparatus for determining commands based on a plurality of touch events on a touch sensitive device, the apparatus comprising:

at least one processor configured to;

detect at least a first predetermined number of touch events on the touch sensitive device;

determine at least a second predetermined number of control points based on the detected at least first predetermined number of touch events;

determine a command based on a change in value of at least one parameter related to at least two of the control points;

process a first data object and a second data object based on a preselected common attribute tag using the determined command;

send a list of attributes known to a system, wherein the system communicates to a database via a processing unit before at least the first or second data object selection process beings;

send a latest list of the attributes used for describing at least the first data object or the second data object to the database by the system; and

process the data records to at least a network node of the system, wherein the network node of the system is in communication with the touch sensitive device; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor;

wherein the at least first predetermined number of touch events being detected comprises;

receipt of a measurement signal associated with the touch event from the touch sensitive device; and

a comparison of the measurement signal with a threshold for determining that the touch event is valid;

wherein the measurement signal comprises at least one time stamp indicating a time of the first touch event;

wherein the command being determined comprises;

a determination of an intended shape drawn on the touch sensitive device based on the change in value of at the least one parameter related to the at least two of the control points; and

a determination of the command based on the determined intended shape.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of:

at least one position measurement indicating a position of the first touch event; and

at least one pressure measurement indicating a pressure of the touch on the touch sensitive device.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one position coordinate of the position measurement.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

sort the first predetermined number of touch events based on the time stamp of each of the touch events.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein command is selected from a group consisting of intersection, union, difference, show all, descending sort, and ascending sort.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for determining commands based on a plurality of touch events on a touch sensitive device, the non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for:

detecting at least a first predetermined number of touch events on the touch sensitive device;

determining at least a second predetermined number of control points based on the detected at least first predetermined number of touch events;

determining a command based on a change in value of at least one parameter related to at least two of the control points;

processing a first data object and a second data object based on a preselected common attribute tag using the determined command;

sending a list of attributes known to a system, wherein the system communicates to a database via a processing unit before at least the first or second data object selection process beings;

sending a latest list of the attributes used for describing at least the first data object or the second data object to the database by the system; and

processing the data record to at least a network node of the system, wherein the network node of the system is in communication with the touch sensitive device;

wherein detecting the at least first predetermined number of touch events comprises;

receiving a measurement signal associated with the touch event from the touch sensitive device; and

comparing the measurement signal with a threshold for determining that the touch event is valid;

wherein the measurement signal comprises at least one time stamp indicating a time of the first touch event;

wherein determining the command comprises;

determining an intended shape drawn on the touch sensitive device based on the change in value of at the least one parameter related to the at least two of the control points; and

determining the command based on the determined intended shape.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the measurement comprises at least one of:

at least one position measurement indicating a position of the first touch event; and

at least one pressure measurement indicating a pressure of the touch on the touch sensitive device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one position coordinate of the position measurement.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising code for:

sorting the first predetermined number of touch events based on the time stamp of each of the touch events.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein command is selected from a group consisting of intersection, union, difference, show all, descending sort, and ascending sort.