User interface with three dimensional user input
View Patent ↗A device and method for image manipulation is provided. The image manipulation may be performed as a function of a three dimensional user input and image or application specific data regarding the displayed image to be manipulated. The three dimensional input may be in the form of a two dimensional position on a touch screen and a measured force in the third dimension. The image or application specific data may be in the form of a maximum depth value indicating the maximum depth of the displayed image. The system may be configured to adjust the image based on a percentage of the measured user input force and a threshold force. The image may be adjusted based on the percentage and the maximum depth.
1. A method of providing a user interface comprising:
receiving a three dimensional user input through a touch screen interface, wherein the three dimensional user input defines a two dimensional location and an applied force in a third dimension;
evaluating a depth reconfiguration value based on a difference percentage of the user input and image depth information of a displayed image, wherein evaluating the depth reconfiguration value further comprises:
comparing the applied force to a threshold force value;
determining the difference percentage of the user input based on the applied force and the threshold force value; and
providing the depth reconfiguration value based on the difference percentage;
wherein the depth reconfiguration value is a distance value in a z-axis; and altering the displayed image based on the depth reconfiguration value.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the image depth information defines a maximum depth of the image.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the image depth information is embedded in metadata.
4. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining the image depth information through image analysis.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold force value is programmably adjustable.
6. An image adjusting system comprising a receiving port configured to receive a three dimensional user input through a touch screen interface, comprising:
an analyzer configured to provide a depth reconfiguration value based on a difference percentage of the user input and image depth information of a displayed image, wherein the user input defines a two-dimensional location and an applied force in a third dimension and wherein the depth reconfiguration value comprises a distance value in a z-axis; wherein the analyzer further comprises a comparator configured to compare the applied force to a threshold force value, wherein the analyzer is further configured to determine the difference percentage of the user input based on the applied force and the threshold force value, and provide the depth reconfiguration value based on the difference percentage; and
a processor configured to alter the displayed image based on the depth reconfiguration value.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the image depth information defines a maximum depth of the image.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the image depth information is embedded in metadata.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the analyzer is further configured to determine the image depth information through image analysis.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the threshold force value is programmably adjustable.