Techniques for recognizing multi-shape, multi-touch gestures including finger and non-finger touches input to a touch panel interface
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsPeter S. Adamson, Mark D. Yarvis, David L. Graumann, Sangita Sharma
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Abstract
Briefly, a method and apparatus for recognizing multi-shape, multi-touch gestures including finger and non-finger touches input to a touch panel interface is disclosed. The method may include receiving user input with a touch panel interface, recognizing a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches in the user input, and performing an action associated with the multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.
Claims31
A method, comprising:
- receiving user input with a touch panel interface;
- recognizing a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches in the user input;
- and
- performing an action associated with the multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a touch subsystem including a touch panel for receiving user input in the form of a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches;
- and
- a processing unit to recognize the multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches in the user input and perform an action associated with the multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.
A non-volatile computer readable medium encoded with computer executable instructions, which when accessed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
- receiving user input with a touch panel interface;
- recognizing a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches in the user input;
- and
- performing an action associated with the multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.
A handheld device, comprising:
- a screen;
- a touch subsystem including a touch panel incorporated into said screen for receiving user input in the form of a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches;
- and
- a processing unit to recognize the multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches and perform an action associated with the a multi-shape, multi-touch gesture including finger and non-finger touches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.