Three-dimensional man/machine interface
AssigneeQuickstep Technologies LLC
InventorDidier ROZIERE
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Abstract
A method is provided for selecting controls, which implement a control interface, a display, and at least one sensor capable of detecting at least one control, object, including a step (i) of obtaining information on the distance between the control object(s) and the control interface using the sensor(s), and a step (ii) of displaying, on the display, at least one symbol representing a control or set of controls according to a display mode, wherein the method further includes a step of using the distance information to determine the display mode of the symbol(s). A device is also provided for implementing the method and to an apparatus.
Claims17
(canceled)
A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with touch screen:
- while displaying a symbol on the touch screen, detecting, via the touch screen, a first hovering input that includes detecting objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- in response to detecting that the first hovering input meets one or more first criteria at a respective location of the touch screen corresponding to the symbol, selecting the symbol;
- while the symbol is selected, detecting, via the touch screen, a second hovering input that includes detecting movement of the objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- and
- in response to detecting that the second hovering input meets one or more second criteria, moving the symbol displayed on the touch screen in accordance with the movement of the objects.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with touch screen, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
- while displaying a symbol on the touch screen, detecting, via the touch screen, a first hovering input that includes detecting objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- in response to detecting that the first hovering input meets one or more first criteria at a respective location of the touch screen corresponding to the symbol, selecting the symbol;
- while the symbol is selected, detecting, via the touch screen, a second hovering input that includes detecting movement of the objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- and
- in response to detecting that the second hovering input meets one or more second criteria, moving the symbol displayed on the touch screen in accordance with the movement of the objects.
An electronic device comprising:
- a touch screen;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:
- while displaying a symbol on the touch screen, detecting, via the touch screen, a first hovering input that includes detecting objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- in response to detecting that the first hovering input meets one or more first criteria at a respective location of the touch screen corresponding to the symbol, selecting the symbol;
- while the symbol is selected, detecting, via the touch screen, a second hovering input that includes detecting movement of the objects over the touch screen without detecting the objects in contact with the touch screen;
- and
- in response to detecting that the second hovering input meets one or more second criteria, moving the symbol displayed on the touch screen in accordance with the movement of the objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.