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Pressure-based input method for user devices

  • US 9,996,190 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2016
  • Issued: 06/12/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • launching, by a user device comprising a processor, a custom pressure profile creation application;

    prompting, by the custom pressure profile creation application, a user to select a first option to create a new custom pressure profile or a second option to modify an existing custom pressure profile;

    receiving, by the custom pressure profile creation application, selection of the first option or the second option;

    in response to receiving selection of the first option,presenting, by the custom pressure profile creation application, a pressure sensor selection interface through which the user can select at least one sensor from a plurality of available sensors from which to utilize pressure output,receiving, by the custom pressure profile creation application, a selection of the at least one sensor from the plurality of available sensors,presenting, by the custom pressure profile creation application, a pressure sensor definition interface through which the user can provide a pressure definition for each sensor in the selection of the at least one sensor from the plurality of available sensors,receiving, by the custom pressure profile creation application, the pressure definition for each sensor in the selection of the at least one sensor from the plurality of available sensors, andcreating, by the custom pressure profile creation application, the new custom pressure profile comprising the pressure definition for each sensor in the selection of the at least one sensor from the plurality of available sensors;

    in response to receiving selection of the second option,loading, by the custom pressure profile creation application, the existing custom pressure profile, andreceiving, by the custom pressure profile creation application, a modification to the existing custom pressure profile;

    receiving, by the user device, an output from a pressure sensor that is attached to a surface separate from any surface of the user device, wherein the output comprises parameters associated with a pressure applied by the user to the surface;

    analyzing, by a pressure analysis module executed by the processor of the user device, the output to determine whether the parameters associated with the pressure applied by the user matches a pressure profile associated with a command;

    in response to determining that the parameters associated with the pressure applied by the user matches the pressure profile associated with the command, instructing, by the pressure analysis module, the user device to execute the command, and executing, by the processor of the user device, the command; and

    in response to determining that the parameters associated with the pressure applied by the user do not match the pressure profile associated with the command, instructing the user device to take no action.

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