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Method and apparatus for accelerated scrolling
Tsuk Robert W,Jeffrey L. Robbin +1 more
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In this article, the rotational user action is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface and the resulting acceleration effect causes the linear action to be enhanced such that a lengthy data set is able to be rapidly traversed.Abstract:
Improved approaches for users to with graphical user interfaces of computing devices are disclosed. A rotational user action supplied by a user via a user input device can provide accelerated scrolling. The accelerated nature of the scrolling enables users to scroll or traverse a lengthy data set (e.g., list of items) faster and with greater ease. The amount of acceleration provided can be performed in successive stages, and/or performed based on the speed of the rotational user action. In one embodiment, the rotational user action is transformed into linear action with respect to a graphical user interface. The resulting acceleration effect causes the linear action to be enhanced such that a lengthy data set is able to be rapidly traversed.read more
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Gestures for touch sensitive input devices
Steve Hotelling,Joshua A. Strickon,Brian Q. Huppi,Imran Chaudhri,Greg Christie,Bas Ording,Duncan Robert Kerr,Jonathan P. Ive +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors described a system for processing touch inputs with respect to a multipoint sensing device and identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on the data from the multi-point sensing device.
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Intelligent Automated Assistant
Thomas R. Gruber,Adam Cheyer,Dag Kittlaus,Didier Rene Guzzoni,Christopher Dean Brigham,Richard Donald Giuli,Marcello Bastea-Forte,Harry J. Saddler +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, 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.
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Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices
Steve Hotelling,Joshua A. Strickon,Brian Q. Huppi,Duncan Robert Kerr,Imran Chaudhri,Greg Christie,Jonathan P. Ive,Bas Ording +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a user interface method for detecting a touch and then determining user interface mode when a touch is detected is presented. And the method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface modes and in response to the detected touch.
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Proximity detector in handheld device
Steve Hotelling,Brian Q. Huppi,Joshua A. Strickon,Duncan Robert Kerr,Bas Ording,Imran Chaudhri,Greg Christie,Jonathan P. Ive,Peter J. Kennedy,Anthony M. Fadell,Jeffrey L. Robbin +10 more
TL;DR: Proximity based systems and methods that are implemented on an electronic device are disclosed in this article, where the method includes sensing an object spaced away and in close proximity to the electronic device.
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Touch screen liquid crystal display
Steven Porter Hotelling,Wei Chen,Christoph Horst Krah,John Greer Elias,Wei Hsin Yao,John Z. Zhong,Andrew Hodge,Brian R. Land,Willem den Boer +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, liquid-crystal display (LCD) touch screens that integrate the touch sensing elements with the display circuitry are discussed. But the integration may take a variety of forms.
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Object position detector with edge motion feature and gesture recognition
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a method of generating a signal comprising providing a capacitive touch sensor pad including a matrix of X and Y conductors, developing capacitance profiles in one of an X direction and a Y direction from the matrix, and determining an occurrence of a single gesture through an examination of the capacitance profile, the single gesture including an application of at least two objects on the capacitive sensor pad.
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Multiple fingers contact sensing method for emulating mouse buttons and mouse operations on a touch sensor pad
Stephen J. Bisset,Bernard Kasser +1 more
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Two-layer capacitive touchpad and method of making same
Joel A. Seely,Robert Leonard Malak,Timothy P. Allen,Richard Robert Schediwy,William Andrew Cesarotti +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a capacitive touchpad pointing device was realized using a two-layer printed circuit board as a substrate by suitable use of screen-printed carbon ink patterning, combined with patterning of the solder mask layer on the top (finger) surface.
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Haptic feedback for touchpads and other touch control
TL;DR: A haptic feedback planar touch control used to provide input to a computer is described in this article, where the computer can position a cursor in a displayed graphical environment based at least in part on the position signal, or perform a different function.