INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A PARAMETER OF AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
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1. A method for effecting adjustment of a parameter comprising:
- detecting a change in position of a first object relative to a second object in a sensing region, the first object and the second object being simultaneously present in the sensing region;
determining a first measurement descriptive of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region;
indicating a first adjustment to the parameter in response to the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the first adjustment to the parameter is based on the first measurement;
detecting a motion of the first object in the sensing region after the detecting the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region;
determining a second measurement descriptive of the motion of the first object relative to the sensing region; and
indicating a second adjustment to the parameter in response to the detecting the motion of the first object and a continuous presence of at least one of the first and second objects in the sensing region between a beginning of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region and a beginning of the motion of the first object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the second adjustment to the parameter is based on the second measurement.
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Abstract
Input devices and methods are provided for effecting adjustment, in which a sensing system is adapted to detect motion of a first object and a second object in a sensing region and a processing system coupled to the sensing system. The processing system is adapted to detect a change in position of the first object relative to the second object, the first and second objects being simultaneously present in the sensing region, and effect a change in a parameter in response to a motion of the first object in the sensing region.
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1. A method for effecting adjustment of a parameter comprising:
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detecting a change in position of a first object relative to a second object in a sensing region, the first object and the second object being simultaneously present in the sensing region; determining a first measurement descriptive of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; indicating a first adjustment to the parameter in response to the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the first adjustment to the parameter is based on the first measurement; detecting a motion of the first object in the sensing region after the detecting the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; determining a second measurement descriptive of the motion of the first object relative to the sensing region; and indicating a second adjustment to the parameter in response to the detecting the motion of the first object and a continuous presence of at least one of the first and second objects in the sensing region between a beginning of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region and a beginning of the motion of the first object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the second adjustment to the parameter is based on the second measurement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for effecting adjustment of a parameter using a sensor device having a sensing region, the method comprising:
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detecting a change in an angle descriptive of a position of a first object relative to a second object in the sensing region, the first object and the second object being simultaneously present in the sensing region; entering an adjustment mode for effecting adjustment of the parameter after the detecting the change in an angle; detecting a motion of the first object in the sensing region after the detecting the change in the angle; determining a measurement descriptive of the motion of the first object relative to the sensing region; and indicating an adjustment to the parameter after the entering the adjustment mode in response to the detecting the motion of the first object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the adjustment to the parameter is based on the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. An input device comprising:
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a sensing system adapted to detect the presence and motion of a first object and a second object in a sensing region; a processing system coupled to the sensing system, the processing system being adapted to; determine a first measurement descriptive of a change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; indicate a first adjustment to a parameter in response to the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the first adjustment to the parameter is based on the first measurement; determine a second measurement descriptive of a motion of the first object relative to the sensing region, the motion of the first object occurring after the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; and indicate a second adjustment to the parameter in response to the motion of the first object and a continuous presence of at least one of the first and second objects in the sensing region between a beginning of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region and a beginning of the motion of the first object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the second adjustment to the parameter is based on the second measurement. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An input device comprising:
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a sensing system adapted to detect the presence and motion of a first object and a second object in a sensing region; a processing system coupled to the sensing system, the processing system being adapted to; detect a change in an angle descriptive of a position of a first object relative to a second object in the sensing region, the first object and the second object being simultaneously present in the sensing region; enter an adjustment mode to effect adjustment of the parameter after the detecting the change in the angle; detect a motion of the first object in the sensing region after the detecting the change in the angle; determine a measurement descriptive of the motion of the first object relative to the sensing region; and indicate an adjustment to the parameter in response to the detecting the motion of the first object in the sensing region wherein a magnitude of the adjustment to the parameter is based on the measurement. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A program product comprising:
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an input device program adapted to; detect a change in position of a first object relative to a second object in a sensing region, the first object and the second object being simultaneously present in the sensing region; determine a first measurement descriptive of the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; indicate a first adjustment to a parameter in response to the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the first adjustment to the parameter is based on the first measurement; detect a transition event after the change in position of the first object relative to the second object in the sensing region; detect a motion of the first object in the sensing region after the transition event; determine a second measurement descriptive of the motion of the first object relative to the sensing region; and indicate a second adjustment to the parameter in response to the motion of the first object and a continuous presence of at least one of the first and second objects in the sensing region between a beginning of the transition event and a beginning of the motion of the first object in the sensing region, wherein a magnitude of the second adjustment to the parameter is based on the second measurement; and computer-readable media bearing the input device program. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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