Controlling touchscreen inputs to a device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10824332-B2
Application number	US-201615251593-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	Aug 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

A method, a computer program product, and a device that includes one or more processors, a touchscreen, and an operating system. A first dialogue interface is displayed on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the dialogue interface. Received user commands are ignored for a defined first period of time in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface on the touchscreen, wherein the defined first period of time is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a device comprising one or more processors, a touchscreen, and an operating system, said method comprising:
displaying, by the one or more processors, a first dialogue interface on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the first dialogue interface, said first dialogue interface comprising symbols visually depicting input entered by the user in response to the symbols being touched by the user;
in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface overlapping the first dialogue interface on the touchscreen, disabling, by the one or more processors, a sensitivity of the touchscreen for a defined first period of time, to touch of the touchscreen so that the touchscreen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen throughout the first period of time, wherein a magnitude of the first period of time throughout which the touch screen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user;
determining, by the one or more processors, a frequency at which the first dialogue interface receives the user commands; and
defining, by the one or more processors, the first period of time based on the determined frequency.

2. The method of claim 1 , said method further comprising:
comparing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with a defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time; and
in response to a determination from said comparing that the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency is less than the second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time, replacing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with the defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time.

3. The method of claim 1 , said method further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, a velocity of an object approaching the touchscreen coinciding with the generation of the second dialogue interface on the touchscreen; and
defining, by the one or more processors, the first period of time based on the determined velocity.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said defining the first period of time based on the determined velocity comprises increasing a predefined period of time based on the determined velocity.

5. A computer program product, comprising one or more computer readable hardware storage devices having computer readable program code stored therein, said program code containing instructions executable by one or more processors of a device to implement a method for controlling the device, said device comprising a touchscreen and an operating system, said method comprising:
displaying, by the one or more processors, a first dialogue interface on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the first dialogue interface, said first dialogue interface comprising symbols that visually depict input entered by the user in response to the symbols being touched by the user;
in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface overlapping the first dialogue interface on the touchscreen, disabling, by the one or more processors, a sensitivity of the touchscreen for a defined first period of time, to touch of the touchscreen so that the touchscreen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen throughout the first period of time, wherein a magnitude of the first period of throughout which the touch screen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user;
determining, by the one or more processors, a frequency at which the first dialogue interface receives the user commands; and
defining, by the one or more processors, the first period of time based on the determined frequency.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 , said method further comprising:
comparing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with a defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time; and
in response to a determination from said comparing that the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency is less than the second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time, replacing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with the defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time.

7. The computer program product of claim 5 , said method further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, a velocity of an object approaching the touchscreen coinciding with the generation of the second dialogue interface on the touchscreen; and
defining, by the one or more processors, the first period of time based on the determined velocity.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein said defining the first period of time based on the determined velocity comprises increasing a predefined period of time based on the determined velocity.

9. A device, comprising one or more processors, one or more memories, one or more computer readable hardware storage devices, a touchscreen, and an operating system, said one or more hardware storage devices containing program code executable by the one or more processors via the one or more memories to implement a method for controlling the device, said method comprising:
displaying, by the one or more processors, a first dialogue interface on the touchscreen for receiving user commands by a user touching the first dialogue interface, said first dialogue interface comprising symbols that visually depict input entered by the user in response to the symbols being touched by the user;
in response to the operating system causing a generation of a second dialogue interface overlapping the first dialogue interface on the touchscreen, disabling, by the one or more processors, a sensitivity of the touchscreen for a defined first period of time, to touch of the touchscreen so that the touchscreen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen throughout the first period of time, wherein a magnitude of the first period of time throughout which the touch screen is insensitive to user input associated with touch of the touchscreen is a function of a user interaction with the touch screen by the user;
determining, by the one or more processors, a frequency at which the first dialogue interface receives the user commands; and
defining, by the one or more processors, the first period of time based on the determined frequency.

10. The device of claim 9 , said method further comprising:
comparing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with a defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time; and
in response to a determination from said comparing that the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency is less than the second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time, replacing, by the one or more processors, the defined first period of time based on the determined frequency with the defined second period of time indicative of a minimum user reaction time.

11. The device of claim 9 , said method further comprising:
determining, by the one or more processors, a velocity of an object approaching the touchscreen coinciding with the generation of the

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Edmonds Paul M R
• Pavitt Joe
• Ravenscroft James E
• Sutton James

Classifications

• G06F3/04886 Primary

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