Electronic device and human-computer interaction method for same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYI-AN CHEN, CHIN-SHUANG LIU, CHAN-YU LIN
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a display member rotatably coupled to a base member. A touchpad is located on a working surface of the base member. The touchpad includes a first touch area, a second touch area, and a third touch area. When the first touch area detects a palm touch gesture, the first touch area is disabled from sensing and recognizing any touch gestures and the second touch area and the third touch area are enabled to sense and recognize touch gestures. A human-computer interaction method is also disclosed.
Claims20
An electronic device, comprising:
- a base member;
- a display member rotatably coupled to the base member;
- a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member, the touchpad comprising a first touch area, a second touch area, and a third touch area;
- and
- a touch control module coupled to the touchpad, the touch control module configured to disables the first touch area from sensing and recognizing any touch gestures and enables the second touch area and the third touch area to sense and recognize touch gestures, after the first touch area detects a palm touch gesture.
A human-computer interaction method implemented in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a base member, a display member rotatably coupled to the base member, a touchpad located on a working surface of the base member, the human-computer interaction method comprising, comprising:
- defining a first touch area, a second touch area, and a third touch area in the touchpad;
- and
- when the first touch area detects a palm touch gesture, disabling the first touch area from sensing and recognizing any touch gestures and enabling the second touch area and the third touch area to sense and recognize touch gestures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.