SENSOR ARRAY TOUCHSCREEN RECOGNIZING FINGER FLICK GESTURE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a transparent touchpad positioned over a visual display, the transparent touchpad configured to sense a contiguous region of contact from at least a portion of a human hand on a surface of the transparent touchpad, the transparent touch pad comprising a sensor array having a plurality of sensors, each sensor having a unique spatial location and an associated unique address, wherein the transparent touch pad is configured to sense the contiguous region of contact by a generation of sensor measurement values associated with each of the plurality of sensors;
a plurality of sensor spatial locations having associated sensor measurement values responsive to the contiguous region of contact;
a value of at least one control parameter for the contiguous region of contact responsive to a measured change in at least one of the associated sensor measurement values, the value obtained by performing a calculation on the associated sensor measurement values and interpreting the results as signifying a finger flick gesture, wherein the at least one control parameter is associated with the finger flick gesture; and
at least one derived control parameter assigned to a specific control signal;
wherein the finger flick gesture is recognized from dynamics among one or more hand contact patterns on the transparent touchpad.
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Abstract
Touchscreen user interfaces configured to detect a finger flick touch gesture for controlling software applications, computers, devices, machinery, and process environments. Such user interfaces can be manipulated by users and provide a wide range of uses with computer applications, assistance to the disabled, and control of electronic devices, machines, and processes. Enhancements can include velocity and pressure sensing capabilities. The touchscreen can be realized with a transparent touch sensor array positioned over a visual display. Dynamically assigned labels can be provided by the visual display. Multitouch capabilities can be included that are responsive to additional contact, for example by other parts of a user hand. Displayed visual content, including visual content selection, motion, and sizing, can be controlled by a finger flick gesture. Finger movement trajectories can be tracked, and pluralities of control parameters can be associated with the finger flick gesture.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a transparent touchpad positioned over a visual display, the transparent touchpad configured to sense a contiguous region of contact from at least a portion of a human hand on a surface of the transparent touchpad, the transparent touch pad comprising a sensor array having a plurality of sensors, each sensor having a unique spatial location and an associated unique address, wherein the transparent touch pad is configured to sense the contiguous region of contact by a generation of sensor measurement values associated with each of the plurality of sensors; a plurality of sensor spatial locations having associated sensor measurement values responsive to the contiguous region of contact; a value of at least one control parameter for the contiguous region of contact responsive to a measured change in at least one of the associated sensor measurement values, the value obtained by performing a calculation on the associated sensor measurement values and interpreting the results as signifying a finger flick gesture, wherein the at least one control parameter is associated with the finger flick gesture; and at least one derived control parameter assigned to a specific control signal; wherein the finger flick gesture is recognized from dynamics among one or more hand contact patterns on the transparent touchpad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus comprising:
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a transparent touch sensor array comprising a plurality of transparent sensors positioned over a display associated with the apparatus to form a transparent touchpad, wherein the transparent touch sensor array is configured to sense contact with one or more fingers on a corresponding contiguous region on the transparent touch pad, wherein each transparent sensor of the plurality of transparent sensors has a corresponding spatial location, associated address, and is configured to provide associated sensor measurement values; at least one control parameter associated with a finger flick touch gesture, the finger flick touch gesture recognized from dynamics among one or more hand contact patterns on the transparent touchpad and associated with a measured change to at least one of the associated sensor measurement values; and at least one control signal associated with the at least one control parameter; wherein the finger flick touch gesture corresponds to one or more interactions with displayed visual content of an application operating on the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Current AssigneeAdvanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC
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Original AssigneeAdvanced Touchscreen and Gesture Technologies, LLC
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InventorsLudwig, Lester F.
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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US Class Current345/173
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CPC Class CodesG06F 3/005 Input arrangements through ...G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, ...G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch ...G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally int...G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to c...G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or dig...G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handw...G10H 1/00 Details of electrophonic mu...G10H 1/0058 Transmission between separa...G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interfaceG10H 1/348 Switches actuated by parts ...G10H 1/46 Volume controlG10H 2220/521 Hall effect transducers or ...G10H 2220/525 Piezoelectric transducers f...G10H 2230/095 Spint zither, i.e. mimickin...G10H 2230/101 Spint koto, i.e. mimicking ...G10H 2230/115 Spint sitar, i.e. mimicking...G10H 2230/145 Spint guitar keyboard, i.e....G10H 2230/271 Spint gong, i.e. mimicking ...G10H 3/18 using a string, e.g. electr...View All
