Touch input settings management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016103553-A1
Application number	US-201514971584-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 16, 2015
Priority date	May 24, 2012
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

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

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; 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 the confirming input is required to be pen input.

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

4 . The method of claim 2 , 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.

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

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

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

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

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

10 . 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; 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.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the confirming input is required to be pen input.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein responsive to receiving pen input as confirming input, a layer of the touch screen responsive to human touch is disabled.

13 . The method of claim 11 , 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.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the reverse input is provided with a pen.

15 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a tablet computing device.

16 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a laptop computing device.

17 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is an e-reader.

18 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the information handling device is a smart phone.

19 . A program product, comprising:
a non-signal storage device having program code embodied therewith, the program code being executable by a processor and 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; 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

• 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

• G06F3/0416 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

• G06F3/04847

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