Dynamic input at a touch-based interface based on pressure
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein are methods, devices, and systems that may enable a touch-based interface to receive dynamic user inputs based on pressure. An exemplary method may involve: (a) detecting a touch interaction including an increase in pressure greater than a first threshold pressure-increase followed by a reduction in pressure greater than a threshold pressure-reduction; and (b) responsive to detecting the touch interaction, initiating an operation based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the touch interaction, wherein the operation is associated with the touch interaction.
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 relative reduction in pressure level greater than a first threshold relative reduction;
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 comprising (i) an initial non-zero pressure level, followed by (ii) a relative increase in pressure level that starts at the initial non-zero pressure level and that is greater than a first threshold relative increase, followed by (iii) a relative reduction in pressure level greater than a second threshold relative reduction; and
responsive to detecting the second touch interaction, initiate a second operation based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the second touch interaction.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the relative increase in pressure level greater than the first threshold relative increase comprises a relative increase in the pressure level by at least a predetermined percentage.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the relative reduction in pressure level greater than the second threshold relative reduction comprises a relative decrease in the pressure level by at least a predetermined percentage.
4. 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.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the touch-based interface is attached to the head-mounted display.
6. The system of claim 5 , 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.
7. A computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting on a touch-based interface, a touch interaction comprising (i) an initial non-zero pressure level, followed by (ii) a relative increase in pressure level that starts at the initial non-zero pressure level and that is greater than a threshold relative increase, followed by (iii) a relative reduction in pressure level greater than a first threshold relative reduction; and
responsive to detecting the touch interaction, initiating an operation that (i) is associated with the touch interaction and (ii) is based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the touch interaction.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
detecting another touch interaction on the touch-based interface, wherein the other touch interaction is a tap interaction comprising a relative reduction in pressure level greater than a second threshold relative reduction; and
responsive to detecting the tap interaction, initiating an operation that (i) is associated with the tap interaction and (ii) is based on a region of the touch-based interface that corresponds to the tap interaction.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the relative increase in pressure level greater than the threshold relative increase comprises a relative increase in the pressure level by at least a predetermined percentage.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the relative reduction in pressure level greater than the first threshold relative reduction comprises a relative decrease in the pressure level by at least a predetermined percentage.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the touch-based interface is attached to a head-mounted display.
12. The method of claim 11 , 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.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the head-mounted display 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.