公开(公告)号：US06232957B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09200321

申请日：1998-11-25

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley

IPC分类号： G09G500

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F2203/0382 ,  G06F2203/04804 ,  G06F2203/04805

摘要： A technique, specifically apparatus and accompanying methods, for implementing an on-demand “Tool Glass” based desktop user interface. The interface uses at least one input device capable of detecting touch. A sensed touch transition reflective of a user then making or breaking contact with the device, such by touching the device with a finger of a non-preferred hand or lifting his(her) finger from the device, causes a Tool Glass sheet to be displayed or dismissed. To prevent user distraction, these detected transitions preferably initiate corresponding predefined animation sequences that occur over preset time intervals in which the Tool Glass sheet either begins to fade into view as soon as user contact begins and then begins to fade out from view as soon as user contact ends. Such touch sensing can readily be used to provide “on-demand” display and dismissal of substantially any display widget, e.g., a toolbar, based on sensed contact between each hand of a user and a corresponding input device, such as between a preferred hand and a touch sensitive mouse. Through use of this interface, display clutter can be reduced and displayed application screen area increased at appropriate times during program execution consistent with user action and without imposing any significant cognitive burden on the user to do so; thereby, advantageously improving a “user experience”.

摘要翻译： 一种用于实现按需“工具玻璃”的桌面用户界面的技术，具体是设备和相关方法。 该接口使用至少一个能够检测触摸的输入设备。 感觉到的用户反映的触摸转变，然后通过用非优选手的手指触摸设备或将其（手指）从设备上提升或者断开与设备的接触，导致显示工具玻璃板 或解雇。 为了防止用户分心，这些检测到的转换优选地启动相应的预定义的动画序列，其在预设的时间间隔内发生，其中工具玻璃板一旦用户接触开始就开始渐隐，然后一旦用户开始从视野开始淡出 接触端 这种触摸感测可以容易地用于基于用户的每只手和相应的输入设备之间的感测到的接触（例如在优选的手部之间）来提供基本上任何显示小窗口（例如，工具栏）的“按需”显示和解除 和触敏鼠标。 通过使用此界面，可以在程序执行期间的适当时间减少显示应用程序屏幕区域并显示应用程序屏幕区域，与用户操作一致，而不会对用户造成任何明显的认知负担; 从而有利于改善“用户体验”。

公开(公告)号：US20120214542A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-23

申请号：US13031076

申请日：2011-02-18

申请人： Raman Kumar Sarin ,  Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Sumit Kumar ,  James Kai Yu Lau ,  Joseph H. Matthews, III ,  Jae Pum Park

发明人： Raman Kumar Sarin ,  Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Sumit Kumar ,  James Kai Yu Lau ,  Joseph H. Matthews, III ,  Jae Pum Park

IPC分类号： H04W88/02

CPC分类号： H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/72519 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04M2250/22

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a mobile phone and a method for answering such a phone automatically without user input. In one embodiment, the mobile phone detects that a call is being received. A proximity sensor is then used to detect the presence of a nearby object. For example, this allows a determination to be made whether the mobile phone is within a pocket of the user while the phone is ringing. Then a determination is made whether the proximity sensor changes states. For example, if a user removes the phone from their pocket, the proximity sensor switches from detecting something proximal to detecting that the phone is no longer in the user's pocket. Next, a determination is made whether the proximity sensor is again next to an object, such as an ear. If so, the mobile phone can be automatically answered without further user input.

摘要翻译： 本公开涉及一种移动电话和一种在没有用户输入的情况下自动应答这样的电话的方法。 在一个实施例中，移动电话检测到正在接收呼叫。 然后使用接近传感器来检测附近物体的存在。 例如，这允许在电话响铃时确定移动电话是否在用户的口袋内。 然后确定接近传感器是否改变状态。 例如，如果用户从其口袋中移除电话，则接近传感器从检测到的东西切换到检测到电话不再在用户的口袋中。 接下来，确定接近传感器是否再次靠近诸如耳朵的对象。 如果是这样，手机可以自动应答，无需进一步的用户输入。

公开(公告)号：US09244545B2

公开(公告)日：2016-01-26

申请号：US13530015

申请日：2012-06-21

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0381

摘要： A “Contact Discriminator” provides various techniques for differentiating between valid and invalid contacts received from any input methodology by one or more touch-sensitive surfaces of a touch-sensitive computing device. Examples of contacts include single, sequential, concurrent, or simultaneous user finger touches (including gesture type touches), pen or stylus touches or inputs, hover-type inputs, or any combination thereof. The Contact Discriminator then acts on valid contacts (i.e., contacts intended as inputs) while rejecting or ignoring invalid contacts or inputs. Advantageously, the Contact Discriminator is further capable of disabling or ignoring regions of input surfaces, such tablet touch screens, that are expected to receive unintentional contacts, or intentional contacts not intended as inputs, for device or application control purposes. Examples of contacts not intended as inputs include, but are not limited to, a user's palm resting on a touch screen while the user writes on that screen with a stylus or pen.

摘要翻译： “接触鉴别器”提供了各种用于区分由触敏计算设备的一个或多个触敏表面从任何输入方法接收的有效和无效联系的各种技术。 触点的示例包括单个，顺序，并发或同时用户手指触摸（包括手势类型触摸），笔或触控笔触摸或输入，悬停式输入或其任何组合。 然后，接触鉴别器对拒绝或忽略无效联系人或输入的有效联系人（即，作为输入的联系人）起作用。 有利地，接触鉴别器还能够禁用或忽略预期将接收无意接触的输入表面（例如平板电脑触摸屏）的区域或用于设备或应用控制目的的意图不是输入的有意联系人。 不用于作为输入的触点的示例包括但不限于用户的手掌搁在触摸屏上，同时用户用触针或笔在该屏幕上写入。

公开(公告)号：US20100321275A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12486942

申请日：2009-06-18

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Raman Kumar Sarin

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Raman Kumar Sarin

IPC分类号： G09G5/00 ,  H04N5/225

CPC分类号： G06F1/1647 ,  G06F1/1618 ,  G06F1/1654 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F2200/1614 ,  G09G3/2092 ,  G09G2300/026 ,  G09G2340/0492 ,  H04N5/64

摘要： Described is a multiple display computing device, including technology for automatically selecting among various operating modes so as to display content on the displays based upon their relative positions. For example concave modes correspond to inwardly facing viewing surfaces of both displays, such as for viewing private content from a single viewpoint. Convex modes have outwardly facing outwardly surfaces, such that private content is shown on one display and public content on another. Neutral modes are those in which the viewing surfaces of the displays are generally on a common plane, for single user or multiple user/collaborative viewing depending on each display's output orientation. The displays may be movably coupled to one another, or may be implemented as two detachable computer systems coupled by a network connection.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种多显示计算设备，包括用于在各种操作模式之间自动选择以便基于它们的相对位置在显示器上显示内容的技术。 例如，凹模式对应于两个显示器的向内观察表面，例如用于从单个视点观看私人内容。 凸模具有向外的外表面，使得私人内容被显示在一个显示器上并且另一个显示为公共内容。 中性模式是其中显示器的观察表面通常在公共平面上，对于单个用户或多个用户/协作观看，其取决于每个显示器的输出方向。 显示器可以可移动地彼此耦合，或者可以被实现为通过网络连接耦合的两个可拆卸计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US09886088B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US13569818

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Paul Henry Dietz ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Tristan Thomas Trutna

发明人： Paul Henry Dietz ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Tristan Thomas Trutna

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/033 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03545

摘要： A physically-modulated friction stylus system and method for physically modulating friction between a styli tip and a surface of a computing device to emulate the “feel” of different types of writing instruments writing on different types of surfaces (such as pen on paper or a paintbrush on canvas). The actual friction between the stylus and the surface is modulated to produce the “feel.” The friction is physically modulated “on the fly” meaning that friction can be modulated while the stylus tip is in contact with the surface and while the stylus is moving. The friction is modulated dependent on a location of the stylus on the surface and the posture and orientation of the stylus. In addition, the friction can be modulated based on a direction and a velocity that the stylus tip is moving across the surface. Audio may also be used to improve the emulation experience.

公开(公告)号：US08509842B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US13031076

申请日：2011-02-18

申请人： Raman Kumar Sarin ,  Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Sumit Kumar ,  James Kai Yu Lau ,  Joseph H. Matthews, III ,  Jae Pum Park

发明人： Raman Kumar Sarin ,  Monica Estela Gonzalez Veron ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Sumit Kumar ,  James Kai Yu Lau ,  Joseph H. Matthews, III ,  Jae Pum Park

IPC分类号： H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04M1/0202 ,  H04M1/72519 ,  H04M2250/12 ,  H04M2250/22

摘要： The present disclosure relates to a mobile phone and a method for answering such a phone automatically without user input. In one embodiment, the mobile phone detects that a call is being received. A proximity sensor is then used to detect the presence of a nearby object. For example, this allows a determination to be made whether the mobile phone is within a pocket of the user while the phone is ringing. Then a determination is made whether the proximity sensor changes states. For example, if a user removes the phone from their pocket, the proximity sensor switches from detecting something proximal to detecting that the phone is no longer in the user's pocket. Next, a determination is made whether the proximity sensor is again next to an object, such as an ear. If so, the mobile phone can be automatically answered without further user input.

公开(公告)号：US20100251112A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12410311

申请日：2009-03-24

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Georg Petschnigg

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Georg Petschnigg

IPC分类号： G06F3/01

CPC分类号： G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0483 ,  G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/04807 ,  G06F2203/04808

摘要： A touch sensitive computing system, including a touch sensitive display and interface software operatively coupled with the touch sensitive display. The interface software is configured to detect a touch input applied to the touch sensitive display and, in response to such detection, display touch operable user interface at a location on the touch sensitive display that is dependent upon where the touch input is applied to the touch sensitive display.

摘要翻译： 一种触敏计算系统，包括触控显示器和与触敏显示器操作耦合的接口软件。 接口软件被配置为检测应用于触敏显示器的触摸输入，并且响应于这种检测，在触敏显示器上的位置处显示触摸可操作的用户界面，这取决于触摸输入被应用于触摸的位置 敏感显示。

公开(公告)号：US06333753B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-25

申请号：US09200325

申请日：1998-11-25

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley

IPC分类号： G06F300

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/03543 ,  G06F3/0481

摘要： A technique, specifically apparatus and accompanying methods, for implementing an on-demand “Tool Glass” based desktop user interface. The interface uses at least one input device capable of detecting touch. A sensed touch transition reflective of a user then making or breaking contact with the device, such by touching the device with a finger of a non-preferred hand or lifting his(her) finger from the device, causes a Tool Glass sheet to be displayed or dismissed. To prevent user distraction, these detected transitions preferably initiate corresponding predefined animation sequences that occur over preset time intervals in which the Tool Glass sheet either begins to fade into view as soon as user contact begins and then begins to fade out from view as soon as user contact ends. Such touch sensing can readily be used to provide “on-demand” display and dismissal of substantially any display widget, e.g., a toolbar, based on sensed contact between each hand of a user and a corresponding input device, such as between a preferred hand and a touch sensitive mouse. Through use of this interface, display clutter can be reduced and displayed application screen area increased at appropriate times during program execution consistent with user action and without imposing any significant cognitive burden on the user to do so; thereby, advantageously improving a “user experience”.

摘要翻译： 一种用于实现按需“工具玻璃”的桌面用户界面的技术，具体是设备和相关方法。 该接口使用至少一个能够检测触摸的输入设备。 感觉到的用户反映的触摸转变，然后通过用非优选手的手指触摸设备或将其（手指）从设备上提升或者断开与设备的接触，导致显示工具玻璃板 或解雇。 为了防止用户分心，这些检测到的转换优选地启动相应的预定义的动画序列，其在预设的时间间隔内发生，其中工具玻璃板一旦用户接触开始就开始渐隐，然后一旦用户开始从视野开始淡出 接触端 这种触摸感测可以容易地用于基于用户的每只手和相应的输入设备之间的感测到的接触（例如在优选的手部之间）来提供基本上任何显示小窗口（例如，工具栏）的“按需”显示和解除 和触敏鼠标。 通过使用此界面，可以在程序执行期间的适当时间减少显示应用程序屏幕区域并显示应用程序屏幕区域，与用户操作一致，而不会对用户造成任何明显的认知负担; 从而有利于改善“用户体验”。

公开(公告)号：US20140043242A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-13

申请号：US13569818

申请日：2012-08-08

申请人： Paul Henry Dietz ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Tristan Thomas Trutna

发明人： Paul Henry Dietz ,  Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Anoop Gupta ,  Tristan Thomas Trutna

IPC分类号： G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/033

CPC分类号： G06F3/016 ,  G06F3/03545

摘要： A physically-modulated friction stylus system and method for physically modulating friction between a styli tip and a surface of a computing device to emulate the “feel” of different types of writing instruments writing on different types of surfaces (such as pen on paper or a paintbrush on canvas). The actual friction between the stylus and the surface is modulated to produce the “feel.” The friction is physically modulated “on the fly” meaning that friction can be modulated while the stylus tip is in contact with the surface and while the stylus is moving. The friction is modulated dependent on a location of the stylus on the surface and the posture and orientation of the stylus. In addition, the friction can be modulated based on a direction and a velocity that the stylus tip is moving across the surface. Audio may also be used to improve the emulation experience.

摘要翻译： 一种物理调制的摩擦触针系统和方法，用于物理地调节触针尖端和计算装置的表面之间的摩擦，以模拟在不同类型表面上写入的不同类型的书写工具的“感觉”（例如纸上的笔或 画布上的画笔）。 触控笔和表面之间的实际摩擦被调制以产生“感觉”。 摩擦力在“飞行中”物理地调制，意味着当触针尖端与表面接触并且触针移动时可以调节摩擦力。 摩擦根据触针在表面上的位置以及触笔的姿势和方向进行调制。 此外，可以基于触针尖端穿过表面移动的方向和速度来调节摩擦。 也可以使用音频来改善仿真体验。

公开(公告)号：US20120262407A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-18

申请号：US13530015

申请日：2012-06-21

申请人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

发明人： Kenneth Paul Hinckley ,  Hrvoje Benko ,  Steven Bathiche ,  Paul Henry Dietz ,  Anoop Gupta

IPC分类号： G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/0418 ,  G06F3/04883 ,  G06F2203/0381

摘要： A “Contact Discriminator” provides various techniques for differentiating between valid and invalid contacts received from any input methodology by one or more touch-sensitive surfaces of a touch-sensitive computing device. Examples of contacts include single, sequential, concurrent, or simultaneous user finger touches (including gesture type touches), pen or stylus touches or inputs, hover-type inputs, or any combination thereof. The Contact Discriminator then acts on valid contacts (i.e., contacts intended as inputs) while rejecting or ignoring invalid contacts or inputs. Advantageously, the Contact Discriminator is further capable of disabling or ignoring regions of input surfaces, such tablet touch screens, that are expected to receive unintentional contacts, or intentional contacts not intended as inputs, for device or application control purposes. Examples of contacts not intended as inputs include, but are not limited to, a user's palm resting on a touch screen while the user writes on that screen with a stylus or pen.

摘要翻译： 联系人鉴别器提供各种技术，用于区分由触敏计算设备的一个或多个触摸敏感表面从任何输入方法接收的有效和无效联系。 触点的示例包括单个，顺序，并发或同时用户手指触摸（包括手势类型触摸），笔或触控笔触摸或输入，悬停式输入或其任何组合。 然后，接触鉴别器对拒绝或忽略无效联系人或输入的有效联系人（即，作为输入的联系人）起作用。 有利地，接触鉴别器还能够禁用或忽略预期将接收无意接触的输入表面（例如平板电脑触摸屏）的区域或用于设备或应用控制目的的意图不是输入的有意联系人。 不用于作为输入的触点的示例包括但不限于用户的手掌搁在触摸屏上，同时用户用触针或笔在该屏幕上写入。