US 2018/0121000 A1 · USING PRESSURE TO DIRECT USER INPUT

Abstract

Embodiments relate to using pressure of user inputs to select user interfaces and user interaction models. A computing device handling touch inputs that include respective pressure measures evaluate the pressure measures to determine how the touch inputs are to be handled. In this way, a user can use pressure to control how touch inputs are to be handled. In scenarios where multiple user interfaces or displays managed by a same operating system are both capable of being targeted by touch input from a same input device, user-controlled pressure can determine which display or user interface touch inputs will be associated with. Touch inputs can be directed, based on pressure, by modifying their event types, passing them to particular responder chains or points on responder chains, for example.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a computing device comprised of storage hardware and processing hardware, the method comprising:

providing a first and second user interface, wherein either of the user interfaces can be interacted with through touch inputs inputted through a pressure sensing surface;
receiving a first touch input inputted through the pressure sensing surface, the first touch input comprising a two-dimensional point and a pressure value associated with the two-dimensional point;
designating one of the user interfaces as a target user interface by evaluating the pressure value against a pressure condition, wherein which of the user interfaces is designated as the target user interface depends on whether the pressure condition is satisfied by the pressure value;
and
directing the first touch input and subsequent touch inputs associated with the touch input to the designated user interface.

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Using pressure to direct user input

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Abstract

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