Systems and methods for touch screens associated with a display
AssigneeInterDigital Madison Patent Holdings, SAS
InventorsDaniel S. Simpkins, Charles W. K. Gritton
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Abstract
Systems and methods for using a touch screen are provided herein. In some exemplary embodiments, the touch screen is used as a backup remote to a display and can be used as a 3D pointing device. The touch screen can be an overlay on display surface to control the display. Alternatively, the touch screen can be retractable and ejectable from the display housing. In addition, the touch screen can be wearable. Further, the touch screen can function to control one or more devices, e.g., television, set-top box, DVR, gaming consoles.
Claims18
A mobile device configured to control a separate display, comprising:
- a transmit/receive unit;
- a touch screen display;
- and
- a processor, in communication with the transmit/receive unit and the touch screen display, and configured to perform remote control functions associated with the separate display,
- wherein:
- the touch screen display is configured to display a control object associated with control of the contents displayed on the separate display, and
- the processor is configured to:
- determine a three-dimensional (3D) movement of the mobile device;
- select between (1) a first mode of operation in which a movement of a cursor on the separate screen is controlled based on the 3D movement of the mobile device;
- and (2) a second mode of operation in which the movement of the cursor is controlled using the touch screen display of the mobile device,
- detect a movement across the touch screen display;
- and
- determine, in accordance with the selected second mode of operation, movement information associated with the cursor displayed on the separate display based on the detected movement across the touch screen display after compensation for 3D movement of the touch screen display using the determined 3D movement of the mobile device;
- and
- the transmit/receive unit is configured to send the determined movement information.
A method of controlling a separate display from a mobile device, the method comprising:
- configuring a processor to perform remote control functions associated with the separate display;
- displaying, by a touch screen display, a control object associated with control of the contents displayed on the separate display;
- determining a three-dimensional (3D) movement of the mobile device;
- selecting, by the processor, between (1) a first mode of operation in which a movement of a cursor on the separation screen is controlled based on the 3D movement of the mobile device;
- and (2) a second mode of operation in which the movement of the cursor is controlled using the touch screen display of the mobile device;
- detecting a movement across the touch screen display;
- determining, by the processor in accordance with the selected second mode of operation, movement information associated with the cursor displayed on the separate display based on the detected movement across the touch screen display after compensating for 3D movement of the touch screen display using the determined 3D movement of the mobile device;
- and
- sending, by a transmit/receiver unit, the determined movement information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.