Enhanced roll-over, button, menu, slider, and hyperlink environments for high dimensional touchpad (HTPD), other advanced touch user interfaces, and advanced mice

• US 9,830,042 B2
• Filed: 02/12/2011
• Issued: 11/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NRI R&D Patent Licensing, LLC (Advanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC)
• Original Assignee: NRI R&D Patent Licensing, LLC (Advanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC)
• Inventors: Ludwig, Lester F., Hu, Vivian
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHAUDHURI, ANITA
• Application Number:
  US13/026,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20110202889A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,481 Days
• Field of Search: 715760, 715762, 715763, 715765, 715830, 715831, 715833, 715834, 715835, 715836, 715838, 715863, 715865, 715864
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04815 Interaction with a metaphor-based environment or interaction object displayed as three-dimensional, e.g. changing the user viewpoint with respect to the environment or object

Abstract

A hypermedia object associated with an application, displayed on a display screen, and responsive to information is disclosed. The information is provided by a user interface input device having two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range of more than two possible values. The hypermedia object includes a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen, an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for in activating the hypermedia object, and a procedure for allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on the user interface input device. Activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing executable instructions stored in a storage, the instructions comprising:

activating a hypermedia object associated with an application, the hypermedia object for display on a display screen and responsive to information provided by a user interface input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two possible values, the hypermedia object comprising;

a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen wherein the first region is associated with an application, and an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for activating the hypermedia object; and

allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on a user interface input device, the user interface input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two values;

wherein activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application using the at least one additional user-adjustable input comprised by the user interface input device, wherein the at least one additional user-adjustable input value comprises a finger angle based on a measured parameter of a single contact location on the user interface input device.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the first and second regions of the display are the same region.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 further comprising a hyperlink function that is activated by user interface input device when a cursor is positioned within-the associated responsive area, the cursor position controlled by the two-dimensional pointing functions.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the hypermedia object comprises a rollover function that is activated by using the user interface input device to position a cursor within the associated responsive area, the cursor position controlled by the two-dimensional pointing functions.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the hypermedia object comprises a button function that is activated by the user interface input device when a cursor is positioned within the associated responsive area, the cursor position controlled by the two-dimensional pointing functions.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the hypermedia object comprises a slider function.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the hypermedia object comprises a menu function.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device is a computer mouse comprising a first scrollwheel.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 wherein the user input device is a computer mouse further comprising a second scrollwheel.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device is a computer mouse comprising a touchpad.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device is a computer mouse comprising a High Definition Touch Pad (HDTP).

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to gestures and the at least one additional user-adjustable input comprises at least one gesture.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to a yaw angle of a finger in contact with the touch user interface and the at least one additional user-adjustable input is responsive to a measurement of the yaw angle.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to a roll angle of a finger in contact with the touch user interface and the at least one additional user-adjustable input is responsive to a measurement of the roll angle.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to a pitch angle of a finger in contact with the touch user interface and the at least one additional user-adjustable input is responsive to a measurement of the pitch angle.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to at least two angles of a finger in contact with the touch user interface and the at least one additional user-adjustable input is responsive to a measurement of each of the two angles.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein a second visual representation of the hypermedia object is displayed responsive to the control of the hypermedia object.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the first visual representation of the hypermedia object changes responsive to the control of the hypermedia object.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the first visual representation of the hypermedia object changes responsive to the at least one additional user-adjustable input.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the user input device is a touch interface comprising a tactile grammar.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein a second visual representation of the hypermedia object is displayed responsive to the control of the hypermedia object.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the finger angle is based on at least one measured parameters of at least one of roll, pitch, or yaw.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the finger angle includes a roll, pitch, and yaw.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the finger angle is based on at least one measured parameter with shape recognition.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the finger angle is based on at least one measured tilt.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the finger angle is based on at least one measured rotation.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein additional user-adjustable input for entering values is within a hotspot.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein activating the hypermedia object by the user interface input device comprises a pointing device or keystroke.

29. A method comprising:

activating a hypermedia object associated with an application, the hypermedia object for display on a display screen and responsive to information provided by a user input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two possible values, wherein the user input device comprises a touch user interface responsive to the roll angle of a finger in contact with the touch user interface, and the hypermedia object comprising;

a first visual representation of the hypermedia object for display in a first region of a display screen wherein the first region is associated with an application, and an associated responsive area in a second region of the display for activating the hypermedia object; and

allowing a user to activate the hypermedia object from a user-initiated action enacted on a user input device, the user input device comprising two-dimensional pointing functions and at least one additional user-adjustable input for entering values from a range comprising more than two values;

wherein activating the hypermedia object enables the entry of at least one additional user-adjustable input value for use by the associated application using the at least one additional user-adjustable input comprised by the user input device, wherein the at least one additional user-adjustable input value comprises a finger angle based on a measured parameter of a single contact location on the user interface input device.