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Grip detection

A technology of display and point collection, which is used in instruments, graphics and image conversion, computing, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-09-21
MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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However, users are familiar with the frustrations that lead to incorrect inferences that their smartphones insist on presenting information in landscape mode when the user would prefer to have information presented in portrait mode.

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[0027] Example apparatus and methods relate to detecting how a portable (eg, handheld) device (eg, phone, tablet) is being grasped (eg, held, supported). Detecting a grip may include, for example, detecting a touch point for a finger, thumb or palm involved in the gripping device. Detecting a grip may also include determining that the device is resting on a surface (eg, on a table) or without hand support (eg, held in a cradle). Example devices and methods can determine if and how the device is being held, and can then take control based on the grip detection. For example, displays on I / O interfaces can be reconfigured, physical controls (e.g., push buttons) can be remapped, user interface elements can be relocated, portions of I / O interfaces can be desensitized, or virtual controls Can be remapped based on grasp.

[0028] Touch technology is used to determine where the device is being touched. Example methods and devices may include touch sensors in various locations, incl...

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An example apparatus and methods detect how a portable (e.g., handheld) device (e.g., phone, tablet) is gripped (e.g., held, supported). Detecting the grip may include detecting and characterizing touch points for fingers, thumbs, palms, or surfaces that are involved in supporting and positioning the apparatus. Example apparatus and methods may determine whether and how an apparatus is being held and then may exercise control based on the grip detection. For example, a display on an input / output interface may be reconfigured, physical controls (e.g., push buttons) on the apparatus may be remapped, user interface elements may be repositioned, resized, or repurposed, portions of the input / output interface may be desensitized or hyper-sensitized, virtual controls may be remapped, or other actions may be taken. Touch sensors may detect the pressure with which a smart phone is being gripped and produce control events (e.g., on / off, louder / quieter, brighter / dimmer, press and hold) based on the pressure.

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Background technique [0001] Touch-sensitive and hover-sensitive input / output interfaces typically report the presence of objects using (x, y) coordinates for touch-sensitive screens and (x, y, z) coordinates for hover-sensitive screens. However, devices with touch-sensitive and hover-sensitive screens may only report touches or hovers associated with an input / output interface (eg, a display screen). While the display screen typically takes up more than ninety percent of the front surface of the device, the front surface of the device is less than fifty percent of the surface area of ​​the device. For example, touch events that occur on the back or sides of the device, or anywhere on the device that are not the display screen, may not be reported. Thus, conventional arrangements may not even take into account information from more than half of the available surface area of ​​a handheld device, which may limit the quality of user experience. [0002] Devices with touch and hov...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0488G06F3/044
CPCG06F3/0488G06F3/044G06T3/60
Inventor D.黄M.尤斯曼S.格林莱M.萨皮尔
Owner MICROSOFT TECH LICENSING LLC
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