User interface and method for locating an interactive element associated with a touch sensitive interface

摘要

A user interface for an electronic device and method for locating an interactive element having a position along an interactive surface of a touch sensitive interface of an electronic device are provided. The user interface has a touch sensitive interface, which includes one or more interactive elements having a position along an interactive surface, and a surface sensor, the surface sensor being adapted for receiving from a user a pattern of interaction with the touch sensitive interface at a location along the interactive surface. The user interface further includes an alert device and a controller. The controller includes a user interaction detection module, which is adapted for detecting the location of the pattern of interaction and comparing the location to the position of the one or more interactive elements. The controller further includes a feedback module, which is adapted for actuating the alert device for producing a user perceivable alert signal having a level of alert which is a function of the distance between the location of the pattern of interaction and the position of a closest one of the one or more interactive elements, wherein as the distance between the location of the pattern of interaction and the position of the closest one of the one or more interactive elements changes, the level of the alert changes.

主权项

1. A user interface for an electronic device comprising:
a touch sensitive interface including one or more interactive elements having a position along an interactive surface, wherein the one or more interactive elements includes a speaker, and a surface sensor, the surface sensor being adapted for receiving from a user a pattern of interaction with the touch sensitive interface at a location along the interactive surface, wherein the pattern of interaction includes a shape of at least a portion of an ear of the user placed adjacent to the touch sensitive interface; an alert device; and a controller including
a user interaction detection module adapted for detecting the location of the pattern of interaction and comparing the location to the position of the one or more interactive elements; anda feedback module adapted for actuating the alert device for producing a user perceivable alert signal having a level of alert which is a function of the distance between the location of the pattern of interaction and a previously determined desired reference position relative to the one or more interactive elements, wherein as the distance between the location of the pattern of interaction and the previously determined desired reference position changes, the level of the alert changes.