System and method for unintentional input rejection
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDavid D. Dashevsky, Prashanth Holenarsipur, Stephen N. Sweet
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Abstract
A wearable device is disclosed. The wearable device can comprise a housing; a crown; a proximity sensor; and a processor. The crown can be configured to receive input from a user. The proximity sensor can be configured to generate a field of view encompassing a first area adjacent to the housing and further configured to generate an output signal corresponding to whether an object is present within the field of view. The processor can be configured to determine, based on the output signal, whether the input corresponds to an intentional input or an unintentional input.
Claims29
A wearable device comprising:
- a housing;
- a crown configured to receive an input from a user;
- a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to generate a field of view encompassing a first area adjacent to a surface of the housing at which the crown is located, the first area excluding the crown, the proximity sensor further configured to generate an output signal corresponding to whether an object is present within the field of view;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- determine, based on the output signal of the proximity sensor, whether the input at the crown corresponds to an intentional input or an unintentional input.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a crown of a wearable device, an input from a user of the wearable device;
- and
- determining, based on an output signal generated by a proximity sensor of the wearable device, whether the input corresponds to an intentional input or an unintentional input,
- wherein:
- the proximity sensor is configured to generate a field of view encompassing a first area adjacent to a surface of a housing of the wearable device at which the crown is located, the first area excluding the crown, and
- the output signal corresponds to whether an object is present within the field of view.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to:
- receive, at a crown of a wearable device, an input from a user of the wearable device;
- and
- determine, based on an output signal generated by a proximity sensor of the wearable device, whether the input corresponds to an intentional input or an unintentional input,
- wherein:
- the proximity sensor is configured to generate a field of view encompassing a first area adjacent to a surface of a housing of the wearable device at which the crown is located, the first area excluding the crown, and
- the output signal corresponds to whether an object is present within the field of view.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.