Configured input display for communicating to computational apparatus
According to various embodiments, an input device is provided for receiving one of a plurality of commands via the manipulation of one or more fingers of a user and sending output commands to a separate device based on the nature of the manipulation. According to one embodiment, the input device is a hand-held tablet and the separate device is a computer. In one embodiment, the system may be used for editing electronic video or audio content.
1. A system for remotely communicating with at least one electronic device, comprising:
an input device, comprising:
a display screen configured to receive tactile inputs;
a processor configured to process tactile inputs; and
means for communicating with the at least one electronic device;
a program stored in the memory of the input device including instructions for:
displaying a plurality of icons on the display screen;
associating each of the plurality of icons with an output;
receiving one or more types of tactile contact with the display screen;
determining the nature of a tactile contact with the display screen relative
to each of the plurality of icons; and
communicating an associated output to the at least one electronic device based on the step of determining the nature of the tactile contact;
wherein the plurality of icons are selectable from a list consisting of a wheel, a slide bar, a button, a toggle switch, a linear slide button, a non-linear slide button, and a shortcut button; and
wherein the one or more types of tactile input are selected from a list consisting of a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger linear movement, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger non-linear movement, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger tap, a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger tap-hold-drag, a two-, three-, four- or five-finger pinching movement, a two-, three-, four- or five-finger expanding movement, and a one-, two-, three-, four- or five-finger mnemonic movement.
2. The system according to claim 1 wherein the input device and program further comprise two or more zones of the display screen for separating tactile contact received within at least a first zone from tactile contact received within at least a second zone.
3. The system according to claim 2 wherein the at least one electronic device is a computer, wherein the computer further comprises at least one application which receives the associated output from the input device.
4. The system according to claim 2 wherein the input device is a hand-held computer tablet.
5. The system according to claim 1 wherein the input device and the at least one electronic device communicate via a midi protocol.
6. The system according to claim 2 wherein the input device and the at least one electronic device communicate via an OSC protocol.
7. The system according to claim 1 wherein the input device is configured to communicate outputs to at least three electronic devices simultaneously.
8. The system according to claim 1 wherein the program further includes instructions for determining the whether a tactile contact is non-intermittent and calculating an output associated with the tactile contact that varies corresponding to the duration of the tactile contact.
9. The system according to claim 8 wherein the output associated with the tactile contact varies in a linearly proportional relationship to the duration of the tactile contact.
10. The system according to claim 9 wherein the input device is a hand-held tablet and the at least one electronic device is a computer running an application for editing electronic video content.