# US 11,112,966 B2 · Touchscreen display including repositionable virtual input > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,112,966 B2 - Document ID: US11112966B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/516,206 - Filed: 2019-07-18 - Published: 2021-01-21 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-18 - Assignees: Xerox Corporation - Applicants: Xerox Corporation - Inventors: Douglas K. Herrmann; Erwin Ruiz; Kirk V. Pothos - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11112966B2 ## CPC - G06F 3/04886: by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus - G06F 3/0418: {for error correction or compensation, e.g. based on parallax, calibration or alignment} - G06F 3/04186: {Touch location disambiguation} - G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) - G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) - G06F 3/04845: for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour - G06F 3/0486: Drag-and-drop - H04N 1/00411: {the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen} - H04N 1/00506: {Customising to the data to be displayed} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A touchscreen display having a repositionable virtual input and a method therefor are disclosed. The touchscreen display includes an electronic display displaying a virtual input. The touchscreen display maintains electric communication with a central processing unit (CPU) and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores data corresponding to the touchscreen display. The virtual input is repositionable from a first display position to a second display position based on the virtual input at the first display position satisfying one or more of a number of input attempts, a number of successful input attempts, and a number of failed input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria. When one of the number of input attempts, the number of successful input attempts, and the number of failed input attempts do not satisfy the predetermined criteria, the virtual input can maintain a display position at the first display position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A touchscreen display comprising: a transparent coverscreen; a conductive layer capable of communicating an electric signal; and an electronic display displaying a virtual input; wherein, the touchscreen display is in electric communication with a central processing unit (CPU) and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores computer readable instructions for operating the touchscreen display, as well as data corresponding to the touchscreen display; wherein, the virtual input is repositionable from a first display position on the touchscreen display to a second display position on the touchscreen display based on the virtual input at the first display position satisfying one or more of: a number of successful input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, a number of failed input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, and a ratio of a number of successful inputs attempts as compared to a number of failed inputs attempts; and, wherein, the virtual input is manually repositionable from the first display position to the second display position, and when input of the virtual input is maintained for a predetermined period of time, one or more positions to which the virtual input may be repositioned to constitute the second display position are displayed, and one or more positions to which the virtual input may not be repositioned to constitute the second display position are displayed. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The touchscreen display of claim 1, wherein the one or more positions to which the virtual input may be repositioned are displayed in a first color and the one or more positions to which the virtual input may not be repositioned are displayed in a second color different from the first color. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The touchscreen display of claim 1, wherein the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to an nth display position, which nth display position is dissimilar to a former display position of the virtual input. ### Claim 4 A touchscreen display comprising: a transparent coverscreen; a conductive layer capable of communicating an electric signal; and an electronic display displaying a virtual input; wherein, the touchscreen display is in electric communication with a central processing unit (CPU) and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores computer readable instructions for operating the touchscreen display, as well as data corresponding to the touchscreen display; and, wherein, the virtual input is repositionable from a first display position on the touchscreen display to a second display position on the touchscreen display based on the virtual input at the first display position satisfying one or more of: a number of successful input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, a number of failed input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, and a ratio of a number of successful inputs attempts as compared to a number of failed inputs attempts; and wherein, the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to an nth display position, which nth position is dissimilar to a former display position of the virtual input, and wherein when is it determined that no further nth display positions are available to which to reposition the virtual input, a signal is transmitted by the CPU indicative of the determination. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is incrementally repositionable from the first display position to the second display position within a predefined proportional distance. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is incrementally repositionable from the first display position to the second display position such that the second display position partially overlaps with the first display position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is incrementally repositionable from the first display position to the second display position such that the virtual input is maintained within a predefined region of the touchscreen display. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is successively incrementally repositionable from the first display position to an nth display position within a first predefined region of the touchscreen display, and when the virtual input satisfies predetermined criteria at the nth display position within the first predefined region, the virtual input is repositionable to a second predefined region of the touchscreen display. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is automatically incrementally repositionable from the first display position to the second display position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is manually repositionable from the first display position to the second display position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein when the data satisfies predetermined criteria, an indicator is displayed on the touchscreen display to indicate that the virtual input is to be repositioned from the first display position to the second display position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The touchscreen display of claim 11, wherein the indicator comprises at least one of a message output to the touchscreen display, a change in a shade of the virtual input, or a change in color of the virtual input. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein when an input of the virtual input is maintained for a predetermined period of time, data pertaining to the virtual input at the current position is displayed to the touchscreen display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to the second display position based on one or more of: a preset time period, a time of day, a time of week, a time of month, a time of year, a temperature, and humidity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein a frequency of the repositioning of the virtual input from the first display position to the second display position is based on one or more of a time of day, a time of week, a time of month, a time of year, a temperature, and humidity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 4) The touchscreen display of claim 4, wherein the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to the second display position based on the number of failed input attempts occurring within a predetermined time period. ### Claim 17 A touchscreen display comprising: a transparent coverscreen; a conductive layer capable of communicating an electric signal; and an electronic display displaying a virtual input; wherein, the touchscreen display is in electric communication with a central processing unit (CPU) and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores computer readable instructions for operating the touchscreen display, as well as data corresponding to the touchscreen display; and, wherein, the virtual input is repositionable from a first display position on the touchscreen display to a second display position on the touchscreen display based on the virtual input at the first display position satisfying one or more of: a number of successful input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, a number of failed input attempts satisfying predetermined criteria, and a ratio of a number of successful inputs attempts as compared to a number of failed inputs attempts; wherein the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to the second display position based on a measured change in a resting voltage, a resting capacitance, or a resting resistance of a portion of the conductive layer relative to a previously obtained resting voltage, resting capacitance, or resting resistance of the portion of the conductive layer; and, wherein when the measured change in the resting voltage, the resting capacitance, or the resting resistance of the portion of the conductive layer satisfies predetermined criteria and is indicative of degradation of the portion of the conductive layer associated with the first display position, the virtual input is repositionable from the first display position to the second display position, which second display position is not associated with the degraded portion of the conductive layer, or another degraded portion of the conductive layer. ### Claim 18 A method of repositioning a virtual input on a touchscreen display from a first display position to a second display position, the touchscreen display in electronic communication with a central processing unit (CPU) and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for operating the touchscreen display, as well as storing data corresponding to the touchscreen display, the method comprising, with the CPU: receiving data corresponding to an input attempt of the virtual input at the first display position; determining whether the input attempt at the first display position was a successful input attempt or a failed input attempt; storing a number of input attempts, a number of successful input attempts, and a number of failed input attempts of the virtual input at the first display position in the non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and, determining whether one of the number of input attempts, the number of successful input attempts, and the number of failed input attempts of the virtual input at the first display position satisfy predetermined criteria; wherein, when one of the number of input attempts, the number of successful input attempts, and the number of failed input attempts of the virtual input at the first display position do not satisfy the predetermined criteria, allowing the virtual input to maintain a display position at the first display position; and, wherein, when one of the number of input attempts, the number of successful input attempts, and the number of failed input attempts of the virtual input at the first display position satisfy the predetermined criteria, allowing the virtual input to be repositioned to the second display position different from the first position. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein repositioning of the virtual input from the first display position to the second display position is performed automatically by the CPU, or the CPU allows the repositioning to be performed manually. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein when the virtual input is automatically repositioned, it is incrementally repositioned from the first display position to the second display position such that the second display position partially overlaps the first display position. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein when the virtual input is manually repositioned, the CPU displays to the touchscreen one or more positions to which the virtual input may be repositioned to constitute the second display position in a first color and one or more positions to which the virtual input may not be repositioned to constitute the second display position in a second color different from the first color. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19, wherein when the virtual input is automatically repositioned, it is successively incrementally repositionable from the first display position to an nth display position within a first predefined region of the touchscreen display, and when the virtual input satisfies predetermined criteria at the nth display position within the first predefined region, the virtual input is repositionable to a second predefined region of the touchscreen display. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein when input of the virtual input is maintained for a predetermined time period, data corresponding to the current display position of the virtual input is displayed. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the CPU is configured to receive electronic signals from an electrically conductive layer of the touchscreen display corresponding to one or more of a resting voltage, a resting capacitance, or a resting resistance of the conductive layer; and wherein, when a change in the resting voltage, the resting capacitance, or the resting resistance of a portion of the conductive layer corresponding to the first display position of the virtual input, relative to a previously obtained resting voltage, resting capacitance, or resting resistance of the portion of the conductive layer corresponding to the first display position of the virtual input satisfies predetermined criteria, repositioning the virtual input from the first position to the second position.