Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one respect includes reading data from a multipoint sensing device such as a multipoint touch screen where the data pertains to touch input with respect to the multipoint sensing device, and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multipoint sensing device.

Gestures for touch sensitive input devices

An intelligent automated assistant system engages with the user in an integrated, conversational manner using natural language dialog, and invokes external services when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions. The system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the web, email, smartphone, and the like, or any combination thereof. In one embodiment, the system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks, and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

Intelligent Automated Assistant

A user interface method is disclosed. The method includes detecting a touch and then determining a user interface mode when a touch is detected. The method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface mode and in response to the detected touch.

Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices

Proximity based systems and methods that are implemented on an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes sensing an object spaced away and in close proximity to the electronic device. The method also includes performing an action in the electronic device when an object is sensed.

Proximity detector in handheld device

Electromyography (EMG) signals can be used for clinical/biomedical applications, Evolvable Hardware Chip (EHW) development, and modern human computer interaction. EMG signals acquired from muscles require advanced methods for detection, decomposition, processing, and classification. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the various methodologies and algorithms for EMG signal analysis to provide efficient and effective ways of understanding the signal and its nature. We further point up some of the hardware implementations using EMG focusing on applications related to prosthetic hand control, grasp recognition, and human computer interaction. A comparison study is also given to show performance of various EMG signal analysis methods. This paper provides researchers a good understanding of EMG signal and its analysis procedures. This knowledge will help them develop more powerful, flexible, and efficient applications.

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Techniques of EMG signal analysis: detection, processing, classification and applications

"Active Click" is a new interface mechanism for addling tactile feedback to touch panels. A small actuator is attached to a body of PDA or the backside of a touch panel. The tactile feedback, created by driving the actuator with a short pulse, is perceived by the grasping hand or tapping finger-tip when the panel is tapped. Active Click is effective in improving the input speed of touch panel operation especially in noisy situations. Active click is also useful for large touch panel devices such as public information terminals or ATMs.

Active click: tactile feedback for touch panels

An electronic device drives an oscillatory actuator to cause generation of vibration when it is detected that an operation input to a touch panel or operation key has been received. The electronic device causes, by this vibration, the touch panel and operation key to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to their respective front surfaces. Alternatively, the housing of the electronic device is made to vibrate. Further, the oscillatory actuator has a weight, a support member for supporting the weight to allow it to reciprocate, and connected to the touch panel or housing or other vibratory member of the electronic device, or vibratory member of the base member of the oscillatory actuator in contact with the vibratory member, and a mechanism for imparting a magnetic force or electrostatic force to cause reciprocal movement of the weight.

Electronic apparatus vibration generator, vibratory informing method and method for controlling information

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily confirm acceptance of an operation input or response of electronic equipment to the operation input without seeing a picture. SOLUTION: A CPU 113 drives an oscillation actuator 115 through a driving signal generation circuit 114 to generate oscillation when detecting acceptance of an operation input to a touch panel 102 or an operation key. The touch panel 102 and the operation key are oscillated in the direction perpendicular to their surfaces by this oscillation. Or the casing of a PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) 10 is oscillated. The oscillation actuator 115 is provided with a weight body, a support member which supports this weight body so that it can be reciprocated in air and is connected to a member to be oscillated of the PDA 10 like the touch panel 102 or the casing of a base member of the oscillation actuator 115 brought into contact with the above member to be oscillated, and a mechanism which gives kinetic power like magnetic power or electrostatic power to reciprocate the weight body.

Portable electronic equipment, electronic equipment, oscillation generator, reporting method by oscillation, and report control method

Electronic device, vibration generator, vibration-type reporting method, and report control method

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speedily perform accurate recognizing processing while reducing the burden on a device. SOLUTION: Processing up to the extraction of phonemic information is performed by a client 1 and the following recognition of a language level is performed on the side of a server 2.

Toshiaki Sugimura

Papers

Active click: tactile feedback for touch panels

Electronic apparatus vibration generator, vibratory informing method and method for controlling information

Portable electronic equipment, electronic equipment, oscillation generator, reporting method by oscillation, and report control method

Electronic device, vibration generator, vibration-type reporting method, and report control method

Voice recognition system, portable information terminal, device and method for processing audio information, and audio information processing program