Pressure-sensitive touch screen display and method
US9715307B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0418
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes a pressure-sensitive touch screen display that can dynamically monitor a user's interaction with the device, and adjust the pressure thresholds of different areas of the touch screen display based on the user's monitored interactions. The orientation of the device is determined, the touch screen display is divided into sections, and the device monitors the pressure the user applies in the different sections of the screen. A pressure map is then created that includes pressure detection thresholds specific to the orientation and user. One or more preferred regions of the screen are defined based on the pressure map. When a pressure-sensitive input is located in a less preferred screen region, the pressure-sensitive input may be relocated to a preferred screen region, or may be enlarged while remaining in the less preferred screen region to allow the user to more easily press on the pressure-sensitive input.
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