User interface for computing devices equipped with pressure-sensitive displays
US10353504B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques include receiving a user notification (e.g., a text-based notification, a phone call, or a voicemail) at a user device. The techniques further include receiving a pressure input from a user of the device at a pressure-sensitive display of the device and determining that the display is covered (e.g., obscured from the user's view). The techniques also include, in response to receiving the pressure input and determining that the display is covered, performing an action associated with the notification using the device (e.g., speak or playback the notification at the device, enable the user to vocally interact with the notification at the device, or forward the notification to another device for display, speech or playback output, and/or user vocal interaction). Additional techniques include, in response to receiving the pressure input and determining that the display is covered, setting the device into a predetermined state (e.g., of a software application).
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