Method for using a pointing device

• US 20060061557A1
• Filed: 09/13/2005
• Published: 03/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kyrola, Marko
• Application Number:
  US11/226,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20060061557A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects

Abstract

A device comprising a touch sensitive screen (6), a pointer element (62) on the touch screen, and at least one pointing means (8) which is capable of interacting with the touch screen. The device also comprises a detector for detecting an active mode of the pointing means (8), and means for making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected. The invention also relates to a method as well as to a system, a touch screen module, a computer program and a computer program product.

Claims

1. A method for adapting a display of an electronic device comprising

providing a touch sensitive screen,

providing a pointer element on the touch screen,

providing at least one pointing means to give input to the touch screen,

detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.

2. The method according claim 1, wherein the touch sensitive screen is an inductive touch screen.

3. The method according claim 1, wherein the pointing means is a stylus.

4. A device comprising

a touch sensitive screen,

a pointer element on the touch screen,

at least one pointing means to give input to the touch screen,

a detector for detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

means for making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.

5. The device according claim 4, wherein the touch sensitive screen is an inductive touch screen.

6. The device according claim 4, wherein the pointer element is a virtual cursor.

7. The device according claim 4, wherein the pointing means is a stylus.

8. The device according claim 4, wherein the device is at least one of the following:

a mobile terminal, a mobile phone, a communication device, a PDA, a hand held computer, a laptop.

9. A system comprising

a touch sensitive screen,

a pointer element on the touch screen,

at least one pointing means to give input to the touch screen

a detector for detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

means for making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.

10. A touch screen module of an electronic device, which device comprises

a touch sensitive screen,

a pointer element on the touch screen,

a means for receiving an input from at least one pointing means

wherein the module also comprises a detector for detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

means for making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.

11. A computer program for adapting a display of an electronic device, which device comprises

a touch sensitive screen,

a pointer element on the touch screen,

a means for receiving an input from at least one pointing means, wherein the program comprising instructions stored on a readable medium, the computer program when executed by a processor, prompts the processor to perform the following:

detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.

12. A computer program product readable by a computer for adapting a display of an electronic device, which device comprises

a touch sensitive screen,

a pointer element on the touch screen,

a means for receiving an input from at least one pointing means, wherein the program comprising instructions stored on a readable medium, the computer program when executed by the computer causes the computer to perform the following:

detecting an active mode of the pointing means, and

making the pointer element at least partially invisible when an active mode of the pointing means is detected.