Method and Apparatus for Performing Operations Based on Touch Inputs

• US 20100265185A1
• Filed: 04/17/2009
• Published: 10/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Oksanen, Olli-Matti
• Application Number:
  US12/426,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20100265185A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

An apparatus that may include a processor configured to receive a first touch input associated with a first contact region, perform a first operation based at least in part on the first touch input and size of the first contact region, receive a second touch input associated with a second contact region, and perform a second operation based at least in part on the second touch input and size of the second contact region is disclosed. A corresponding method, computer readable medium, and computer program product are also disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising a processor configured to cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a first touch input associated with a first contact region;

perform a first operation based at least in part on both said first touch input and size of said first contact region;

receive an indication of a second touch input associated with a second contact region; and

perform a second operation based at least in part on both said second touch input and size of said second contact region.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first contact region relates to a stylus tip and said second contact region relates to a fingertip.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first contact region relates to a finger tip and said second contact region relates to a finger pad.

53. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to calculate at least one of size of said first contact region and size of said second contact region based on area.

54. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to base, at least in part, at least one of said first operation or said second operation on a comparison between a threshold and said first contact region or said second contact region, respectively.

55. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to base, at least in part, at least one of said first operation or said second operation on a comparison between history information and said first contact region or said second contact region, respectively.

56. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first touch input is the same type as said second touch input.

57. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first operation or said second operation relates to selecting information.

58. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first operation or said second operation relates to modifying information.

59. The apparatus of claim 58, wherein said modifying information relates to deleting information.

60. The apparatus of claim 58, wherein said modifying information relates to copying information.

61. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first operation or said second operation relates to displaying a virtual keypad.

62. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first operation or said second operation relates to at least one of starting a computer program or terminating a computer program.

63. The apparatus of claim 1-, wherein at least one of said first operation or said second operation relates to navigating a computer program.

64. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of said first operation and said second operation preserve at least one user environment attribute.

65. The apparatus of claim 64, wherein said first operation differs from said second operation.

66. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said processor is further configured to:

receive a third touch input associated with a third contact region; and

perform a third operation based at least in part on both said third touch input and size of said third contact region.

67. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises at least one memory that contains executable instructions that if executed by the processor cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a first touch input associated with a first contact region;

perform a first operation based at least in part on both said first touch input and size of said first contact region;

receive an indication of a second touch input associated with a second contact region; and

perform a second operation based at least in part on both said second touch input and size of said second contact region.

4-52. -52. (canceled)

68. A method, comprising:

receiving an indication of a first touch input associated with a first contact region;

performing a first operation based at least in part on both said first touch input and size of said first contact region;

receiving an indication of a second touch input associated with a second contact region; and

performing a second operation based at least in part on both said second touch input and size of said second contact region.

69. A computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

receiving an indication of a first touch input associated with a first contact region;

performing a first operation based at least in part on both said first touch input and size of said first contact region;

receiving an indication of a second touch input associated with a second contact region; and

performing a second operation based at least in part on both said second touch input and size of said second contact region.