Detecting and filtering edge touch inputs
View Patent ↗An aspect provides a method, including: detecting, on a touch screen of an information handing device, user input; determining, using a processor, that the user input occurs within a predetermined edge region of the touch screen; adjusting, using a processor, display output of the touch screen based on the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region; and filtering, using a processor, the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region such that the user input does not commit an input action on the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
1. A method, comprising:
detecting, on a touch screen of an information handing device, user input;
determining, using a processor, that the user input occurs within a predetermined edge region of the touch screen;
adjusting, using a processor, display output of the touch screen based on the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region; and
filtering, using a processor, the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region such that the user input does not commit an input action on the information handling device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said adjusting comprises providing an indication to the user of the filtering.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the indication is a visual indication.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the visual indication is co-located with a point of contact for the user input on the touch screen.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises re-sizing display output of the touch screen.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting comprises re-flowing display output of the touch screen.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the user input does not persist for a predetermined time in the predetermined edge region; and
committing an action on the information handling device according to the user input.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising re-activating the predetermined edge region responsive to determining no user input has been received for a predetermined time.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating the predetermined edge region responsive to determining user input conforming to a predetermined input.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined input is selected from the group consisting of a swipe input and a tap input.
11. An information handling device, comprising:
a touch screen that accepts user input;
a processor; and
a memory device that stores instructions accessible to the processor, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
detect, on the touch screen, user input;
determine that the user input occurs within a predetermined edge region of the touch screen;
adjust display output of the touch screen based on the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region; and
filter the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region such that the user input does not commit an input action on the information handling device.
12. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to adjust comprises providing an indication to the user of the filtering.
13. The information handling device of claim 12 , wherein the indication is a visual indication.
14. The information handling device of claim 13 , wherein the visual indication is co-located with a point of contact for the user input on the touch screen.
15. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to adjust comprises re-sizing display output of the touch screen.
16. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein to adjust comprises re-flowing display output of the touch screen.
17. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:
determine that the user input does not persist for a predetermined time in the predetermined edge region; and
commit an action on the information handling device according to the user input.
18. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to re-activate the predetermined edge region responsive to determining no user input has been received for a predetermined time.
19. The information handling device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to activate the predetermined edge region responsive to determining user input conforming to a predetermined input.
20. A product, comprising:
a storage device having processor executable code stored therewith, the code comprising:
code that detects, on a touch screen of an information handing device, user input;
code that determines, using a processor, that the user input occurs within a predetermined edge region of the touch screen;
code that adjusts, using a processor, display output of the touch screen based on the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region; and
code that filters, using a processor, the user input that occurs within a predetermined edge region such that the user input does not commit an input action on the information handling device.