Systems and methods for receiving gesture inputs spanning multiple input devices

摘要

Systems and methods for operating a handheld computing device having more than one input device. An input event may be received at one of the input devices. The location of the input event may be translated into a location with respect to a global virtual space. This translated location may in turn be passed to an application executing on the device. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for recognition of a gesture input spanning more than one independent input device.

主权项

1. A method for operating a handheld computing device, comprising:
receiving a first input event at a first input device, wherein the first input event includes a first down event and a first up event, wherein the first down event is an initiation of a gesture by a user touching the first input device and wherein a first up event occurs when the user stops touching the first input device; generating location data that describes the first input event including an identification of the first input device that received the first input event and a location of the first up event on the first input device receiving the first input event; translating the location to a global virtual space location in a global virtual space; determining if the first up event occurred within a threshold distance from a second input device; if the first up event occurred within a threshold distance from the second input device, postponing a release of the first input event for a period of time; determining if a second down event, associated with the first up event, occurs within the period of time on the second input device; if the second down event, associated with the first up event, occurs within the period of time on the second input device, waiting for a second up event; and releasing the first input event after the second up event.