Touch input settings management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10684722-B2
Application number	US-201514971584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	May 24, 2012
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

In one aspect a method including: detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device; providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input; responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
detecting an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for a touch input device of an information handling device;
providing a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
temporarily disabling, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, reverting back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time; and
responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, selecting a pen only mode of input and disabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device of the information handling device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch input device responsive to human touch is disabled.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone.

9. An information handling device, comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory in communication with the one or more processors; and
a touch screen;
the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the one or more processors:
detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen;
provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined; and
responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.

10. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input.

11. The information handling device of claim 10 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch screen responsive to human touch is disabled.

12. The information handling device of claim 10 , further comprising, responsive to receiving a reverse input enabling finger/human body part touch input, re-enabling finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.

13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen.

14. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a table computing device.

15. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device.

16. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader.

17. The information handling device of claim 9 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone.

18. A program product, comprising:
a non-signal storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising:
program code configured to detect an initial input indicating a user selection disabling finger/human body part touch input for the touch screen;
program code configured to provide a dialog box to a user offering an opportunity to provide an appropriate input confirming the initial input, wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input;
program code configured to temporarily disable, during a duration of the dialog box, finger/human body part touch input on the touch input device;
program code configured to, responsive to expiration of a predetermined time, revert back to a default mode wherein finger/human body part touch input is enabled, unless a confirming input is received within the predetermined time period; and
program code configured to, responsive to receiving a confirming input prior to the expiration of the predetermined time, select a pen only mode of input and disable finger/human body part touch input on the touch screen.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Peterson Nathan J
• Rivera David
• Waltermann Rod D

Classifications

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• G06F3/038

  Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry · CPC title

• G06F2203/04106

  Multi-sensing digitiser, i.e. digitiser using at least two different sensing technologies simultaneously or alternatively, e.g. for detecting pen and finger, for saving power or for improving position detection · CPC title

• G06F3/03545

  Pens or stylus · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title