Selective override of touch display inputs

• US 9,471,109 B1
• Filed: 11/21/2014
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Hayter, Mark David, Chng, Choon Ping, Lyon, Christopher, Kumar, Puneet, Nancollas, Rachel
• Primary Examiner(s): Sheng, Tom
• Application Number:
  US14/550,284
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer

Abstract

In one general aspect, a method can include receiving, by a computing device, an indication of movement of the computing device, receiving, by the computing device, an input from one of a touchpad, a touch-sensitive surface of a lid portion of the computing device, a trackpad, one or more mouse buttons, and a keyboard during the movement of the computing device, determining, based on the received indication of the movement of the computing device, that the received input is a false input, and ignoring, by the computing device, the received input based on determining that the received input is a false input.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, an indication of movement of the computing device including;

receiving first data from a first accelerometer included in a lid portion of the computing device; and

receiving second data from a second accelerometer included in a base portion of the computing device;

receiving, by the computing device, an input from one of a touchpad, a touch-sensitive surface of the lid portion of the computing device, a trackpad, one or more mouse buttons, and a keyboard during the movement of the computing device;

analyzing the first data and the second data;

determining, based on analyzing the first data and the second data, that the lid portion of the computing device is moving relative to the base portion of the computing device;

determining, based on the received indication of the movement of the computing device, that the received input is a false input; and

ignoring, by the computing device, the received input based on determining that the received input is a false input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on determining that the lid portion of the computing device is moving relative to the base portion of the computing device, that the movement of the computing device is a closing of the computing device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining, based on analyzing the first data and second data, that the base portion of the computing device is stationary and in a horizontal position.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, based on determining that the lid portion of the computing device is moving relative to the base portion of the computing device, that the movement of the computing device is an opening of the computing device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining, based on analyzing the first data and the second data, that the base portion of the computing device is stationary and in a horizontal position.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, an indication of movement of the computing device including;

receiving first data from a first accelerometer included in a lid portion of the computing device; and

receiving second data from a second accelerometer included in a base portion of the computing device;

receiving, by the computing device, an input from one of a touchpad, a touch-sensitive surface of the lid portion of the computing device, a trackpad, one or more mouse buttons, and a keyboard during the movement of the computing device;

analyzing the first data and the second data;

determining, based on analyzing the first data and the second data, that the lid portion of the computing device and the base portion of the computing device are accelerating at the same rate;

determining, based on the received indication of the movement of the computing device, that the received input is a false input; and

ignoring, by the computing device, the received input based on determining that the received input is a false input.

7. A computing device comprising:

a lid portion including a first accelerometer and a touch-sensitive surface, the touch-sensitive surface including a touch-sensitive bezel and a touch-sensitive display area, wherein the touch-sensitive bezel at least partially overlaps the touch-sensitive display area;

a base portion coupled to the lid portion and including a second accelerometer; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing at least one processor of the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving first data from the first accelerometer and second data from the second accelerometer;

determining, based on analyzing the first data and the second data, that the base portion is stationary and that the lid portion is moving relative to the base portion;

receiving, from the touch-sensitive surface, input data representative of an input to the computing device;

determining, based on determining that the lid portion is moving relative to the base portion, that the input to the computing device is a false input; and

ignoring the input data based on determining that the input to the computing device is a false input.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein receiving, from the touch-sensitive surface, input data representative of an input to the computing device comprises receiving input data representative of an input to the computing device that would cause an application executing on the computing device to perform an action;

and wherein ignoring the input data comprises preventing the application from performing the action.

9. The computing device of claim 7, wherein receiving, from the touch-sensitive surface, input data representative of an input to the computing device comprises receiving input data representative of an input to the computing device that would cause an application to begin executing on the computing device;

and wherein ignoring the input data comprises preventing the application from executing.

10. The computing device of claim 7, the operations further comprising:

measuring a change in an angle of movement of the lid portion relative to the stationary base portion; and

determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion.

11. The computing device of claim 10, wherein determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion comprises determining that the computing device is being closed.

12. The computing device of claim 11, wherein the computing device is transitioned from a first power state to a second, lower power state once the computing device is closed.

13. The computing device of claim 10, wherein determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion comprises determining that the computing device is being opened.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the computing device is transitioned from a first power state to a second, higher power state once the computing device is opened.

15. A computing device comprising:

a lid portion including a first accelerometer;

a base portion coupled to the lid portion and including a second accelerometer and one or more input devices; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, causing at least one processor of the computing device to perform operations comprising;

receiving first data from the first accelerometer and second data from the second accelerometer;

determining, based on analyzing the first data and the second data, that the base portion is stationary and that the lid portion is moving relative to the stationary base portion;

receiving, from a one of the one or more input devices, input data representative of an input to the computing device;

determining, based on determining that the lid portion is moving relative to the stationary base portion, that the input to the computing device is a false input; and

ignoring the input data based on determining that the input to the computing device is a false input.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the one or more input devices include a touchpad, a trackpad, one or more mouse buttons, and a keyboard.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein receiving, from a one of the one or more input devices, input data representative of an input to the computing device comprises receiving input data representative of an input to the computing device that would cause an application executing on the computing device to perform an action;

and wherein ignoring the input data comprises preventing the application from performing the action.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein receiving, from a one of the one or more input devices, input data representative of an input to the computing device comprises receiving input data representative of an input to the computing device that would cause an application to begin executing on the computing device;

and wherein ignoring the input data comprises preventing the application from executing.

19. The computing device of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

measuring a change in an angle of movement of the lid portion relative to the stationary base portion; and

determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion.

20. The computing device of claim 19, wherein determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion comprises determining that the computing device is being closed.

21. The computing device of claim 20, wherein the computing device is transitioned from a first power state to a second, lower power state once the computing device is closed.

22. The computing device of claim 19, wherein determining, based on the measured change in the angle of movement, that the lid portion is being rotated about an axis relative to the base portion comprises determining that the computing device is being opened.

23. The computing device of claim 22, wherein the computing device is transitioned from a first power state to a second, higher power state once the computing device is opened.