Proximity sensor device and method with improved indication of adjustment
First Claim
1. A proximity sensor device, the proximity sensor device comprising:
- a sensor, the sensor adapted to detect object motion proximate a first sensing region; and
a processor, the processor coupled to the sensor and adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the first sensing region, and further adapted to indicate adjustment in the first way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region.
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Abstract
A proximity sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved system usability. Specifically, the proximity sensor device and method provide the ability for a user to easily cause adjustments in an electronic system using a proximity sensor device as a user interface. For example, it can be used to facilitate user interface navigation, such as scrolling. As another example, it can be used to facilitate value adjustments, such as changing a device parameter. To facilitate adjustment, the embodiments of the present invention provide a proximity sensor device that is adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in both of two opposite directions along a path proximate the touch sensor device. This facilitates use of the proximity sensor device by a user to indicate adjustments to an electronic device, and is particularly useful for indicating continuing adjustments.
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43 Claims
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1. A proximity sensor device, the proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor, the sensor adapted to detect object motion proximate a first sensing region; and
a processor, the processor coupled to the sensor and adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the first sensing region, and further adapted to indicate adjustment in the first way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A proximity sensor device, the proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor, the sensor adapted to detect object motion proximate a first sensing region and to detect object motion proximate a second sensing region; and
a processor, the processor coupled to the sensor and adapted to indicate scrolling in a first way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the first sensing region, and further adapted to indicate scrolling in the first way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region, the processor further adapted to indicate scrolling in a second way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the second sensing region, and further adapted to indicate scrolling in the second way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the second sensing region.
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28. A proximity sensor device, the proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor, the sensor adapted to capacitively detect object motion proximate a first sensing region, a second sensing region, and a third sensing region, the third sensing region located between the first sensing region and the second sensing region; and
a processor, the processor coupled to the sensor and adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the first sensing region, and further adapted to indicate adjustment in the first way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region, the processor further adapted to indicate adjustment in a second way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the second sensing region, and further adapted to indicate adjustment in the second way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the second sensing region, and wherein the processor is further adapted to indicate adjustment responsive to the object motion proximate the third sensing region.
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29. A method of indicating adjustment in a device, the method comprising:
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detecting object motion proximate a first sensing region in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate the first sensing region; and
indicating adjustment in a first way responsive to the object motion in the first of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region;
detecting object motion proximate the first sensing region in a second of two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region; and
indicating adjustment in the first way responsive to the object motion in the second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A program product comprising:
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a) a proximity sensor program, the proximity sensor program adapted to indicate adjustment in a first way responsive to object motion in a first of two opposite directions along a path proximate a first sensing region on a proximity sensor device, the proximity sensor program further adapted to indicate adjustment in the first way responsive to object motion in a second of the two opposite directions along the path proximate the first sensing region; and
b) computer-readable media bearing said proximity sensor program.
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Specification