Remote multi-touch control

• US 9,880,697 B2
• Filed: 12/26/2013
• Issued: 01/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Anderson, Glen J., Durham, Lenitra M., Denman, Pete A., Johnson, Andrea, Sharma, Sangita
• Primary Examiner(s): Gaffin, Jeffrey A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Heffington, John M
• Application Number:
  US14/368,517
• Publication Number:
  US 20160299659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,496 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0383 Remote input, i.e. interface arrangements in which the signals generated by a pointing device are transmitted to a PC at a remote location, e.g. to a PC in a LAN
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04104 Multi-touch detection in digitiser, i.e. details about the simultaneous detection of a plurality of touching locations, e.g. multiple fingers or pen and finger
• 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 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

Various systems and methods for remote multi-touch control are described herein. A system may include a mode controller to enter an orientation mode for a user interface displayed by a presentation device, the orientation mode configured to allow a user of the presentation device to orient an input point on the user interface with a remote device, and an input/output module to receive an input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to a pass-through mode, the pass-through mode configured to allow the user to control an application at the presentation device using a touch point on the remote device, the mode controller is to enter the pass-through mode at the presentation device, the input/output module is to receive input from the user via the remote device, and the presentation device is to pass the input through to the application.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for remote multi-touch control, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

enter, at a presentation device, an orientation mode for a user interface displayed by the presentation device, the orientation mode configured to allow a user of the presentation device to orient an input point on the user interface with a remote device;

receive an input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to a pass-through mode, the input comprising a message from a peripheral device that is separate from the remote device and operated by the user, the pass-through mode configured to allow the user to control an application at the presentation device using a touch point on the remote device;

enter, at the presentation device, the pass-through mode;

receive input from the user via the remote device; and

pass the input through to the application at the presentation device.

2. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to enter the orientation mode comprise instructions to receive an indication that the user is contacting a plurality of touch points at the remote device.

3. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein when in orientation mode, the machine-readable medium comprises instructions to present a visual indication in the user interface corresponding to the touch point on the remote device.

4. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 3, wherein the instructions to present the visual indication comprise instructions to present a circle representing a location in the user interface corresponding with the touch point on the remote device.

5. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein when in orientation mode, the machine-readable medium comprises instructions to present a contextual menu on the presentation device.

6. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein when in pass-through mode, the machine-readable medium comprises instructions to present a visual indication in the user interface corresponding to the touch point on the remote device.

7. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 6 wherein the instructions to present the visual indication comprise instructions to present a circle representing a location in the user interface corresponding with the touch point on the remote device.

8. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, comprising instructions to:

present a visual indication in the user interface corresponding to the touch point on the remote device; and

change an attribute of the visual indication based on whether the presentation device is in the orientation mode or the pass-through mode.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions to change the attribute of the visual indication comprise instructions to change the color of the visual indication.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to the pass-through mode comprise instructions to receive a voice command to transition modes.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to the pass-through mode comprise instructions to receive a signal from a control on the remote device to transition modes.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive the input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to the pass-through mode comprise instructions to receive an indication the user touched a particular finger to the remote device.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to enter the pass-through mode comprise instructions to provide a signal to the remote device to provide haptic feedback to the user indicating the transition to the pass-through mode.

14. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to enter the pass-through mode comprise instructions to provide a signal to the remote device to provide audio feedback to the user indicating the transition to the pass-through mode.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions to receive input from the user via the remote device comprise instructions to receive a gesture from the user, the gesture corresponding to an application or a function to be executed at the presentation device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the peripheral device is a ring.

16. A system to provide remote multi-touch control, the system comprising:

a mode controller implemented at least in part in hardware, to enter an orientation mode for a user interface displayed by a presentation device, the orientation mode configured to allow a user of the presentation device to orient an input point on the user interface with a remote device; and

an input/output module implemented at least in part in hardware, to receive an input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to a pass-through mode, the input comprising a message from a peripheral device that is separate from the remote device and operated by the user, the pass-through mode configured to allow the user to control an application at the presentation device using a touch point on the remote device;

wherein the mode controller is to enter the pass-through mode at the presentation device;

wherein the input/output module is to receive input from the user via the remote device; and

wherein the presentation device is to pass the input through to the application at the presentation device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein to receive the input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to the pass-through mode, the input/output module is to receive a message from a peripheral device, separate from the remote device, to transition modes.

18. A method for remote multi-touch control, the method comprising:

entering, at a presentation device, an orientation mode for a user interface displayed by the presentation device, the orientation mode configured to allow a user of the presentation device to orient an input point on the user interface with a remote device;

receiving an input from the user to trigger the presentation device to transition from the orientation mode to a pass-through mode, the input comprising a message from a peripheral device that is separate from the remote device and operated by the user, the pass-through mode configured to allow the user to control an application at the presentation device using a touch point on the remote device;

entering, at the presentation device, the pass-through mode;

receiving input from the user via the remote device; and

passing the input through to the application at the presentation device.

19. The method of claim 18, comprising:

presenting visual indication in the user interface corresponding to the touch point on the remote device; and

changing an attribute of the visual indication based the presentation device is in the orientation mode or the pass-through mode.