Method and apparatus for user inputs for three-dimensional animation

摘要

A method for initiating a user-selected operation on a computer system includes sensing a user contacting the user interface device at a first position with one finger of a user, determining whether the one finger is a first finger of the user or is a second finger of the user, wherein when the one finger is the first finger, the method includes determining a first operation to be performed in response to the first finger, and performing the first operation on the computer system, and wherein when the one finger is the second finger, the method includes determining a second operation to be performed in response to the second finger, and performing the second operation on the computer system.

主权项

1. A method for initiating a user-selected operation on a computer system comprising:
sensing a user contacting the user interface device at a first position with one finger of a user; identifying a selection of an object displayed on a display device associated with the first position on the user interface device, the selection of the object being made by the one finger, wherein the selected object represents a three-dimensional object having a shape within a three-dimensional environment; determining whether the one finger is a first finger of the user or is a second finger of the user; wherein when the one finger is the first finger, the method includes:
determining a first operation to be performed in response to the first finger selecting the object, wherein the first operation comprises a first manipulation of the three-dimensional object within the three-dimensional environment, the first manipulation involving a change in a display of the shape of the three-dimensional object; andperforming the first manipulation on the computer system with respect to the selected object based on a movement of the first finger from the first position to a second position along the user interface device after the object is selected, wherein an amount of the change in the display of the shape of the three-dimensional object is based on a distance the first finger is moved along the user interface device from the first position to the second position; and wherein when the one finger is the second finger, the method includes:
determining a second operation to be performed in response to the second finger selecting the object, wherein the second operation comprises a second manipulation of the three-dimensional object within the three-dimensional environment; andperforming the second manipulation on the computer system with respect to the selected object, wherein the second operation is distinct from the first operation.