Method for processing input and electronic device thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorHyung-Jin PARK
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Abstract
A method employed by an electronic device determines a state of the electronic device in a hover input mode. The state comprises at least one of, (a) an orientation of the electronic device and (b) finger locations of a grip holding the electronic device. The method sets a hover lock region on a touchscreen in response to the determined state of the electronic device and inhibits activation of a command associated with selection of an object in the hover lock region.
Claims20
A method employed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
- determining a state of the electronic device in a hover input mode, the state comprising at least one of,
- (a) an orientation of the electronic device, and
- (b) finger locations of a grip holding the electronic device;
- setting a hover lock region on a touchscreen in response to the determined state of the electronic device;
- and
- inhibiting activation of a command associated with selection of an object in the hover lock region.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touchscreen;
- and
- a processor connected to the touchscreen, configured to determine a state of the electronic device in a hover input mode, the state comprising at least one of,
- (a) an orientation of the electronic device and
- (b) finger locations of a grip holding the electronic device,
- sets a hover lock region on a touchscreen in response to the determined state of the electronic device and
- inhibits activation of a command associated with selection of an object in the hover lock region.
An electronic device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- and
- one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors to,
- determine at least one of,
- an orientation and
- a gripping state, of the electronic device using at least one sensor of, an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope, a slope sensor, a grip sensor, and a touch sensor in response to hover input detection,
- set a hover lock region in an active region for hover input detection in response to the determined orientation or gripping state and
- inhibit activation of a command associated with selection of an object in the hover lock region.
An electronic device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- a memory;
- and
- one or more programs stored in the memory and executed by the one or more processors,
- wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions to,
- determine a state of the electronic device during a hover input mode,
- set a hover lock region in a hover active region of a touchscreen in response to the determined state of the electronic device,
- change a position of a hover cursor in the hover active region in response to an input command, and
- at least one of, process an instruction associated with a hover cursor position in the hover lock region and release the hover lock region.
The electronic device according to claim 18 wherein the program comprises instructions to inhibit activation of a command associated with selection of an object in the hover lock region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.