# US 10,481,645 B2 · Secondary gesture input mechanism for touchscreen devices > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,481,645 B2 - Document ID: US10481645B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/852,387 - Filed: 2015-09-11 - Published: 2017-03-16 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2015-09-11 - Assignees: Lucan Patent Holdco, LLC - Applicants: Lucan Patent Holdco, LLC - Inventors: Murat Erdogan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10481645B2 ## CPC - G06F 1/1692: {the I/O peripheral being a secondary touch screen used as control interface, e.g. virtual buttons or sliders} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/169: {the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033)} - G06F 3/03547: {Touch pads, in which fingers can move on a surface} - G06F 3/04883: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text - G06F 2203/0339: Touch strips, e.g. orthogonal touch strips to control cursor movement or scrolling; single touch strip to adjust parameter or to implement a row of soft keys - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A touchscreen device may have a secondary touch-enabled gesture input mechanism located near one or more edges of a touchscreen. The gesture input mechanism may sense several gestures, including swiping, sliding, zooming, tapping, and other gestures, and may cooperate or supplement similar gestures that a user may make with the touchscreen. The gesture input mechanism may be located parallel to one edge of a touchscreen, such that a user may operate the input device without blocking the touchscreen. The gesture input mechanism may be located on a parallel, perpendicular, angled, or other surface with respect to the touchscreen. Some devices may have gesture input mechanisms located around one or more sides of the touchscreen. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a hardware platform comprising a computer processor, said hardware platform being a wrist-mountable wearable device; a touchscreen comprising a display having a display perimeter and a touch surface input mechanism having a touch surface perimeter, said touch surface perimeter defining a touch surface; a gesture input mechanism separate from and located proximate to said touch surface perimeter; said gesture input mechanism having a first sensor surface being mounted at a non-zero degree angle to said touch surface; said computer processor adapted to: receive a first gesture from said gesture input mechanism, said first gesture being one of a group composed of: a sliding gesture; and a tapping gesture; receive a first input comprising a first portion of a gesture from said touch surface input mechanism and a second input comprising a second portion of said gesture input mechanism; and determine a single gesture input from said first portion of said gesture and said second portion of said gesture. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being located at least 0.5 mm from said touch surface perimeter. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being located adjacent to said touch surface perimeter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being a two dimensional touch sensor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being a one dimensional touch sensor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said touch surface perimeter being a rectangular perimeter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said touch surface perimeter being an elliptical perimeter. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said touch surface perimeter being a circular perimeter. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being mounted on an escutcheon. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said touch surface perimeter defining a touch surface plane, said gesture input mechanism having a gesture surface perimeter defining a gesture surface plane. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, said touch surface plane being parallel to and having a non-zero length offset from said gesture surface plane. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, said touch surface plane having a common edge with said gesture surface plane. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, said touch surface perimeter having at least a 0.5 mm gap between said gesture surface perimeter. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said gesture input mechanism being mounted on a corner of an escutcheon. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, said gesture input mechanism being a single dimensional input device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, said gesture input mechanism having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface being disposed at an angle to said second surface. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, said angle being an acute angle less than 90 degrees. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said non-zero degree angle being 90 degrees. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said non-zero degree angle being less than 90 degrees and greater than 0 degrees. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, said non-zero degree angle being greater than 90 degrees. ### Claim 21 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 further comprising a wristband.