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US 2014/0198058 A1Published application
Electronic device with touch-sensitive display and gesture-detection
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsJames Paul WARDEN, Huanhuan GU, Arnold SHEYNMAN
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Abstract
A method includes utilizing transmitters and receivers, performing detection of objects spaced from an electronic device, when an object that is spaced from the electronic device is detected, continuing performing detection of objects, when no object is detected, discontinuing performing detection of objects, and utilizing touch sensors of the touch-sensitive display, performing touch detection.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- utilizing touch sensors of a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, performing touch detection;
- when a touch is detected, continuing performing touch detection;
- when no touch is detected:
- performing three-dimensional gesture detection to detect gestures spaced from the electronic device utilizing transmitters and receivers;
- discontinuing performing three-dimensional gesture detection in response to detecting a touch.
2 more elements
An electronic device comprising:
- transmitters and receivers arranged and constructed to perform detection of objects spaced from an electronic device, to continue to perform detection of objects when an object is detected, and to discontinue performing detection of objects when no object is detected;
- touch sensors of the touch-sensitive display arranged and constructed to perform touch detection when no object is detected.
A method comprising:
- performing three-dimensional gesture detection to detect gestures spaced from an electronic device utilizing transmitters and receivers;
- discontinuing performing three-dimensional gesture detection in response to detecting a touch utilizing touch sensors of a touch-sensitive display of the electronic device.
A method comprising:
- performing touch detection utilizing touch sensors of a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device;
- while no touch is detected on the touch-sensitive display, performing three-dimensional gesture detection that detects gestures spaced from an electronic device utilizing transmitters and receivers;
- performing touch detection while performing three-dimensional gesture detection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.