Intel Corporation

Thomas J Pett

David W Browning

Jered H Wikander

James W Edwards

Daria A Loi

Kandasubramaniam K Palanisamy

The present application is directed to dynamic input mode selection. In general, a system may sense a user's finger approaching a surface of a display (e.g., an imminent user touch input) and, depending on at least one trigger condition, may perform at least one output operation. For example, a first trigger condition may cause a display to enlarge at least a portion of a displayed image based on the imminent user touch input, a second trigger condition may cause the display to present a menu corresponding to an object in the enlarged portion, etc. This functionality may be implemented utilizing either an operating system (OS)-aware configuration or an OS-unaware configuration. In an OS-aware configuration, an intent-to-touch (ITT) module may utilize application program interfaces (APIs) in the OS to facilitate display zooming, menu presentation, coordinate translation, etc. In an OS-unaware configuration, the ITT module may facilitate these actions without OS assistance.

Systems, methods, and applications for dynamic input mode selection based on whether an identified operating-system includes an application system program interface associated with input mode

Systems, methods, and applications for dynamic input mode selection based on whether an identified operating system includes an application program interface associated with the input mode

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Portland, OR, United States of America

Thomas J Pett