Touch-sensitive bezel techniques
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting a touch input using one or more touch sensors, the one or more touch sensors located in a display capable bezel portion and a main display portion of a display device of a computing device; and
determining, based on a centroid of the touch input being detected within the display capable bezel portion, that a user intends the touch input to cause a display to occur in the display capable bezel portion and that the user does not intend to interact with the main display portion as a result of the touch input while the computing device is in an operational mode in which the computing device is configured to recognize and respond to a variety of touch inputs.
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Abstract
Touch-sensitive bezel techniques are described. In one or more implementations, touch sensors located in a display portion and a bezel portion detect a touch input and determine, based on one or more characteristics of the touch input, a likelihood that a user intends or does not intend to interact with the computing device. A location of a centroid of an area of the touch input is on such characteristic that can be utilized. In at least some implementations, the bezel portion has display capabilities such that when a touch input is detected, the display capabilities in a region of the bezel portion can be made active to cause a menu to be displayed in the region of the bezel.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting a touch input using one or more touch sensors, the one or more touch sensors located in a display capable bezel portion and a main display portion of a display device of a computing device; and determining, based on a centroid of the touch input being detected within the display capable bezel portion, that a user intends the touch input to cause a display to occur in the display capable bezel portion and that the user does not intend to interact with the main display portion as a result of the touch input while the computing device is in an operational mode in which the computing device is configured to recognize and respond to a variety of touch inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device comprising:
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one or more touch sensors included in a display portion of a display device and in a bezel portion of the display device, the one or more touch sensors configured to detect a touch input; and one or more circuits configured to determine a likelihood that the touch input is indicative of a user'"'"'s intention to cause the bezel portion of the display device to turn on and display a menu and that the user does not intend to interact with the display portion of the display device as a result of determining that a location of a centroid of the touch input is within an area corresponding to the bezel portion of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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detecting a touch input using one or more touch sensors, the one or more touch sensors located in a bezel portion and a display portion of a display device of a computing device, said detecting the touch input while display capabilities of a region of the bezel portion are powered off and inactive, and while the display portion of the display device is active; and responsive to a location of a centroid of the detected touch input being within an area corresponding to the bezel portion, making the display capabilities of the region of the bezel portion active effective to cause the region of the bezel portion to act as an extension of the display portion of the display device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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