Systems and Methods of Using Input Events on Electronic Devices

• US 20130167063A1
• Filed: 10/28/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Elizarov, Michael, Caine, Allan David, Jeyabalasingam, Sumanan
• Granted Patent: US 10,025,500 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/773
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A method and system are provided for using input events on an electronic device. The method includes detecting a first input event compatible with a first platform and determining a second input event representing the first input event, which is compatible with a second platform. The method may include determining a third input event representing the first input event, which is compatible with the second platform, and calling an input event handler compatible with the second platform to generate the second input event using the third input event.

Claims

1. A method of using input events on an electronic device, comprising:

detecting a first input event compatible with a first platform; and

determining a second input event representing the first input event, which is compatible with a second platform.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the second input event comprises:

determining a third input event representing the first input event, which is compatible with the second platform; and

calling an input event handler compatible with the second platform to generate the second input event using the third input event.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

calling at least one input method compatible with the second platform to generate an input method event based on the second input event.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

determining one or more instructions compatible with the first platform based on the input method event.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein calling at least one input method comprises applying the second input event to a plurality of the at least one input method in series.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein one of the at least one input method uses probability information to generate the input method event.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input event and second input event represent inputs on a touch-sensitive display.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input event includes probability information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a mediator module interfacing between the first platform and the second platform is used to determine the second input event,

10. The method of claim 2, wherein a mediator module interfacing between the first platform and the second platform is used for any one or more of the following:

determining the third input event; and

calling the input event handler.

11. The method of claim 3, wherein a mediator module interfacing between the first platform and the second platform is used to call the at least one input method.

12. The method of claim 4, wherein a mediator module interfacing between the first platform and the second platform is used to determine the one or more instructions.

13. A computer readable storage medium for using input events on an electronic device, the computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions for:

detecting a first input event compatible with a first platform; and

determining a second input event representing the first input event, which is compatible with a second platform.

14. A device comprising a processor coupled to memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions for:

detecting a first input event compatible with a first platform; and

determining a second input event representing the first input event which is compatible with a second platform.