Methods and Apparatus for Natural Media Painting Using Touch-and-Stylus Combination Gestures
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- using a computer to perform;
detecting a touch on the surface of a tablet device;
coincident with detecting the touch, detecting a stylus gesture performed via user manipulation of a stylus, wherein the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that each correspond to at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application;
determining a particular one of the actions that corresponds to the determined stylus gesture, wherein said determining is dependent on the detected touch; and
performing the particular action in the graphics application.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a natural media painting application may receive user inputs through tablet stylus gestures, including gestures that are proximity-based and/or context sensitive. The system may also receive user inputs through the touch of a stylus and/or a user touch on a tablet device. Various digital painting and image editing tasks may be invoked and/or controlled using such inputs in response to detecting and recognizing the stylus gestures. Various gestures defined by a combination of touch and stylus manipulation may be mapped to functions or modes of the application. A touch-and-stylus gesture may be used to invoke a change in the work mode, such as an automatic zoom mode, automatic panning mode, steady detail work mode, or snap to grid mode. A touch-and-stylus gesture may trigger adaptation of one or more parameters of the application to assist a user in performing a detected painting operation in progress.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
using a computer to perform; detecting a touch on the surface of a tablet device; coincident with detecting the touch, detecting a stylus gesture performed via user manipulation of a stylus, wherein the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that each correspond to at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application; determining a particular one of the actions that corresponds to the determined stylus gesture, wherein said determining is dependent on the detected touch; and performing the particular action in the graphics application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a stylus; a tablet device; and a computer device; wherein during operation, the computer device; detects a touch on the surface of the tablet device; coincident with detecting the touch, detects a stylus gesture performed via user manipulation of the stylus, wherein the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that each correspond to at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application; determines a particular one of the actions that corresponds to the determined stylus gesture, wherein said determining is dependent on the detected touch; and performs the particular action in the graphics application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform:
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detecting a touch on the surface of a tablet device; coincident with detecting the touch, detecting a stylus gesture performed via user manipulation of a stylus, wherein the stylus gesture is one of a plurality of stylus gestures that each correspond to at least one of a plurality of actions in a graphics application; determining a particular one of the actions that corresponds to the determined stylus gesture, wherein said determining is dependent on the detected touch; and performing the particular action in the graphics application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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