Granted Patent B1

US 9,046,999 · App. 13/156,182 · Granted Jun 2, 2015

Abstract

Claims (33)

1. A system comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and

program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by at least one processor to:

receive an input signal corresponding to one or more touch interactions on a touch-based interface;

determine a pressure level of a given touch interaction at a given time;

detect a first touch interaction comprising a reduction in pressure level at a first location on the touch-based interface from within a first pressure range to within a second pressure range;

responsive to detecting the first touch interaction, initiate a first operation based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the first touch interaction;

detect a second touch interaction at a second location on the touch-based interface, wherein the second touch interaction comprises an increase in pressure at the second location from within a third pressure range to within a fourth pressure range, followed by a reduction in pressure at the second location from within the fourth pressure range to within a fifth pressure range below the third pressure range; and

responsive to detecting the second touch interaction, initiate a second operation based on the second location on the touch-based interface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first touch interaction comprises a tap on the touch-based interface.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second touch interaction comprises an increasing-pressure touch interaction.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second pressure range is a zero-pressure range that results from a substantial lack of pressure on the touch-based interface.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the fifth pressure range is a zero-pressure range that results from a substantial lack of pressure on the touch-based interface.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first pressure range is equal to the third pressure range, and wherein the second pressure range is equal to the fifth pressure range.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second pressure range is equal to the fifth pressure range, and wherein the second pressure range is a zero-pressure range that corresponds to a substantial lack of pressure on the touch-based interface.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second touch interaction remains within the third pressure range for at least a predetermined period of time before the increase from the third pressure range to the fourth pressure range.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second touch interaction remains within the fourth pressure range for at least a predetermined period of time before the reduction in pressure from the fourth pressure range to the fifth pressure range.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising program instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by at least one processor to cause a computing device to:

detect a third touch interaction comprising an increase in pressure from a sixth pressure range to a seventh pressure range followed by one of:

a decrease in pressure from the seventh pressure range to within the sixth pressure range before a pre-determined amount of time has lapsed; or

a maintenance of pressure within the seventh pressure range for the pre-determined amount of time;

responsive to the decrease in pressure from the seventh pressure range to within the sixth pressure range before a pre-determined amount of time has lapsed, initiate a third operation; and

responsive to the maintenance of pressure within the seventh pressure range for the pre-determined amount of time, initiate a fourth operation.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a head-mounted display, wherein the head-mounted display comprises at least one lens element, and wherein a graphic display is integrated into the at least one lens element.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the touch-based interface is attached to the head-mounted display.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the head-mounted display further comprises at least one extending side-arm, and wherein the touch-based interface is attached to one of the at least one extending side-arm.

14. A computer-implemented method comprising:

detecting a first touch interaction at a first location on a touch-based interface, wherein the first touch interaction comprises a tap interaction comprising a reduction in pressure at the first location from a first pressure range to a second pressure range;

responsive to detecting the first touch interaction, initiating a first operation based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the first touch interaction;

detecting a second touch interaction at a second location on the touch-based interface, wherein the second touch interaction includes an increase in pressure at the second location from within a third pressure range within a fourth pressure range, followed by a reduction in pressure at the second location from within the fourth pressure range to within a fifth pressure range below the third pressure range; and

responsive to detecting the second touch interaction, initiating a second operation based on the second location on the touch-based interface.

15. The computer-implemented method claim 14 , wherein the second pressure range is a zero-pressure range that results from a substantial lack of pressure on the touch-based interface.

16. The computer-implemented method claim 14 , wherein the fifth pressure range is a zero-pressure range that results from a substantial lack of pressure on the touch-based interface.

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