METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDED ADJUSTMENT BASED ON RELATIVE POSITIONING OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY IN A SENSING REGION
First Claim
1. An electronic system comprising:
- a display configured to show an image;
a proximity sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region; and
a processing system coupled to the display and the proximity sensor, the processing system configured to;
determine a measurement descriptive of a location of a first object relative to a location of a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; and
apply a first rate of adjustment to a parameter of the image such that the parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein the first rate of adjustment is based on the measurement.
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Abstract
A touch sensor device and method is provided that facilitates improved device usability. Specifically, the device and method provide improved user interface functionality by facilitating extended parameter adjustment using proximity sensor devices. The device includes a processing system and a sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region. The device is adapted to provide user interface functionality by determining a measurement descriptive of a location of a first object relative to a location of a second object, and applying a first rate for adjusting a visual parameter such that the visual parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object, where the first rate is based on the measurement. By so providing a first rate for adjusting a parameter, the device facilitates extended user input.
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34 Claims
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1. An electronic system comprising:
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a display configured to show an image; a proximity sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region; and a processing system coupled to the display and the proximity sensor, the processing system configured to; determine a measurement descriptive of a location of a first object relative to a location of a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; and apply a first rate of adjustment to a parameter of the image such that the parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein the first rate of adjustment is based on the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of adjusting a parameter using a proximity sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region, the method comprising
sensing a first object and a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; -
determining a measurement descriptive of a location of the first object relative to a location of the second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; and providing a first rate of adjustment for adjusting a parameter such that the parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein the first rate of adjustment is based on the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A program product comprising:
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a) a proximity sensor program, the proximity sensor program executable by a computing system to; sense a first object and a second object contemporaneously in a sensing region; determine a measurement descriptive of a location of the first object relative to a location of the second object contemporaneously in the sensing region, determine a first rate of adjustment based on the measurement; and apply the first rate of adjustment to a parameter such that the parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object in the sensing region; and b) computer-readable media bearing said proximity sensor program.
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26. A proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region; and a processing system coupled to the sensor, the processing system configured to; determine a distance between a location of a first object and a location of a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; and provide a first rate for adjusting a visual parameter such that the visual parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object, wherein the first rate is based on the distance. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region; and a processing system coupled to the sensor, the processing system configured to; determine a direction defined by a location of a first object and a location of a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; and provide a first rate for adjusting a visual parameter such that the visual parameter adjusts even if the first object is stationary relative to the second object, wherein the first rate is based on the direction. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. An proximity sensor device comprising:
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a sensor adapted to detect objects in a sensing region; and a processing system coupled to the sensor, the processing system configured to; determine a location of a first object in the sensing region; determine a location of a second object contemporaneously in the sensing region. determine a measurement descriptive of the location of the first object relative to the location of the second object; determine a quantity of adjustment responsive to the measurement differing from a prior measurement, wherein the prior measurement is descriptive of a prior location of the first object in the sensing region relative to a prior location of the second object contemporaneously in the sensing region; indicate the quantity of adjustment for adjusting a parameter; determine a rate of adjustment responsive to at least one of the first and second objects being in an outer portion of the sensing region; and indicate the rate for adjusting the parameter such that the parameter adjusts even if the at least one of the first and second objects is stationary in the outer portion. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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Specification