DAMPENING THUMB MOVEMENT ON A TOUCH-SENSITIVE INPUT DEVICE

摘要

In one aspect of the present disclosure, a system for dampening movement of a thumb on the surface of a touch-sensitive input device is provided. A dampening region may be defined on the surface of the input device, within which movement of a finger detected on the surface of the input device is prohibit from causing movement of a pointer on a screen unless the speed of the detected finger exceeds a speed threshold. In one aspect, the dampening region may be divided into multiple regions where each region may have a different speed threshold. In another aspect, the speed threshold may vary, for example, as a function of location on the surface of the input device or other function.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method of dampening thumb movement on a touch-sensitive input device, comprising:
detecting one or more movements on the touch-sensitive input device at a given time; identifying whether each of the one or more movements is a thumb movement, wherein:
the identifying is based on at least one of a number, a location, and a speed of the one or more movements,in a case where the movement is located in dampened region of the touch sensitive input device, the movement is identified as a thumb movement unless the speed of the movement exceeds a speed threshold, andthe dampened region comprises multiple regions of the touch-sensitive input device and each of the multiple regions has a different speed threshold from each other; and prohibiting control of a pointer by each of the movements identified as a thumb movement.