Device, Method, and User Interface for Processing Intensity of Touch Contacts

An electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive surface;
• one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are configured to be executed by the one or more processors and a first software application, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• detecting a first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;
• in response to detecting the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, determining a first intensity applied by the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;
• identifying a first intensity model identifier from a plurality of predefined intensity model identifiers;
• in accordance with the first intensity applied by the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface and one or more thresholds associated with the first intensity model identifier, determining a first touch characterization parameter;
• and,
• subsequent to determining the first touch characterization parameter, sending first touch information to the first software application, wherein the first touch information includes the first intensity model identifier and the first touch characterization parameter.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions, which, when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface and one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:

• detect a first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;
• in response to detecting the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface, determine a first intensity applied by the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface;
• identify a first intensity model identifier from a plurality of predefined intensity model identifiers;
• in accordance with the first intensity applied by the first touch input on the touch-sensitive surface and one or more thresholds associated with the first intensity model identifier, determine a first touch characterization parameter;
• and,
• subsequent to determining the first touch characterization parameter, send first touch information to a first software application, wherein the first touch information includes the first intensity model identifier and the first touch characterization parameter.