Multimedia, multiuser system and associated methods

• US 10,768,729 B2
• Filed: 05/07/2018
• Issued: 09/08/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T1V, Inc.
• Original Assignee: T1V, Inc.
• Inventors: Feldman, Michael R., Morris, James E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goyea, Olusegun
• Application Number:
  US15/973,065
• Publication Number:
  US 20180329551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 705 15, 345173, 345744, 725 34, 725 60, 725109, 463 13, 463 19, 463 20, 463 27, 463 40, 463 42, 4554141, 455466
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A multiuser, multi-interface computing system includes a computer system, and a continuous substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The substrate includes at least two touch sensitive regions, each touch sensitive region including a continuous touch sensitive surface that covers at least a portion of at least one display and an individual interface for selecting applications. The touch sensitive surface is configured to serve as the primary input to the computer system. The continuous substrate is transparent within the touch sensitive regions. The multiuser, multi-interface computing system is configured so that the at least two users can use the touch sensitive regions simultaneously.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a computer;

a touch screen including a touch detection surface and a primary display, the touch detection surface serving as a primary input to the computer, the touch screen being divided into at least two simultaneously active sections, touches in the at least two simultaneously active sections having independent effects within the at least two simultaneously active sections, each simultaneously active section having an independent interface configured to select distinct applications in each simultaneously active section, each distinct application running separately in each active section;

a first secondary display, separate from the primary display; and

a second secondary display, separate from the primary display and the first secondary display, wherein the computer is configured to;

perform a first action in response to a first touch in a first section of the at least two simultaneously active sections of the touch screen, the first action to display content on the first secondary display;

perform a second action in response to a second touch in the first section without affecting the first action, even when the first and second touches are simultaneous, the second action to display content on the second secondary display.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two simultaneously active sections are at predetermined locations on the touch screen.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined locations include two sections.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the two sections have a same orientation.

5. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined locations include four sections.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the four sections include two sections at a first orientation and two sections at a second orientation, different from the first orientation.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content displayed on the first secondary semen display is larger than on the first section.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the content on the first section is a thumbnail.