Device and method for delaying adjustment of display content output on a display based on input gestures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9342170-B2
Application number	US-201213814653-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 17, 2012
Priority date	Feb 17, 2012
Publication date	May 17, 2016
Grant date	May 17, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to display in an electrical device and a method of enhancing interaction with user. The display comprises: a controller, a content displaying surface, a touch sensitive portion comprising one or several touch sensors, for providing the controller with information about presence of a pointing object close to the surface, a motion sensor for providing motion of the display. The controller is configured to control content output on the displaying surface and adjust the content output with respect to information from the touch sensor and the motion sensor.

First claim

What we claim is:

1. A display comprising:
a content displaying surface comprising display content, the display content comprising a content object,
a controller configured to control the display content on the content displaying surface and adjust the display content with respect to information received by the controller,
a touch sensitive portion comprising one or more touch sensors configured to detect, and generate information regarding, a hover input when presence of a pointing object is within a threshold distance from the content displaying surface and communicate the information about the presence of the pointing object to the controller,
a motion sensor configured to detect a motion of the display and communicate information about the motion of the display to the controller,
wherein, when the information about the presence of the pointing object indicates the hover input and is received by the controller at the same time the information about the motion of the display is indicated at the controller, the controller delays the adjustment of the display content until the content object of the display content is selected by the pointing object, and performs the adjustment of the display content after the content object is selected; and
wherein the adjustment comprises rotating the display content.

2. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the hover input of the pointing object includes an X coordinate and a Y coordinate of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

3. The display according to claim 2 , wherein the controller only delays the adjustment if at least a portion of the content object is displayed on the content displaying surface at the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

4. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the hover input of the pointing object includes an angle of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

5. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the hover input of the pointing object includes a Z coordinate that represents a distance of the pointing object above the content displaying surface.

6. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the information regarding the hover input of the pointing object includes a speed at which the pointing object is approaching the content displaying surface.

7. The display according to claim 6 , wherein the information regarding the hover input of the pointing object further includes a plurality of sets of X, Y, and Z coordinates of the pointing object;
wherein the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of each set represents a position of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface, and the Z coordinate of each set represents a distance of the pointing object above the content displaying surface; and
wherein the change between the corresponding coordinate values in each set determines the speed at which the pointing object is approaching the content displaying surface.

8. A method of enhancing interaction with a touch sensitive display, the display including a controller, a content display surface with a touch sensitive portion, one or more touch sensors, and a motion sensor, the method comprising:
displaying content on the display surface, the content comprising a content object,
detecting a hover input when a pointing object is within a threshold distance from the display surface by the one or more touch sensors,
sending information about the detected hover input of the pointing object to the controller,
detecting a motion of the display by the motion sensor,
sending information about the detected motion to the controller,
receiving the information about the detected presence of the pointing device and the information about the detected motion at the controller,
delaying, when the information about the detected hover input is received by the controller at the same time the information about the motion of the display is indicated at the controller, the adjustment of the content until the content object of the display content is selected by the pointing object, and
performing the adjustment of the display content after the content object is selected, wherein the adjustment comprises rotating the display content.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the information about the detected hover input of the pointing object includes an X coordinate and a Y coordinate of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the delaying the adjustment only occurs if at least a portion of the content object is displayed on the content displaying surface at the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the information about the detected hover input of the pointing object includes an angle of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the information about the detected hover input of the pointing object includes a Z coordinate that represents a distance of the pointing object above the content displaying surface.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the information about the detected hover input of the pointing object includes a speed at which the pointing object is approaching the content displaying surface.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the information about the detected hover input of the pointing object further includes a plurality of sets of X, Y, and Z coordinates of the pointing object;
wherein the X coordinate and the Y coordinate of each set represents a position of the pointing object with respect to the content displaying surface, and the Z coordinate of each set represents a distance of the pointing object above the content displaying surface; and
wherein the change between the corresponding coordinate values in each set determines the speed at which the pointing object is approaching the content displaying surface.

15. The display according to claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is an accelerometer.

16. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the motion sensor is an accelerometer.

Assignees

• Alexandersson Petter
• De Léon David
• Johansson Fredrik
• Sony Mobile Comm Inc

Inventors

• Alexandersson Petter
• De Léon David
• Johansson Fredrik

Classifications

• G06F1/1694 Primary

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/041 Primary

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F2200/1614

  Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title