Apple Inc.

University of Delaware

Finger Works, Inc.

Other

Wayne Carl Westerman

John Greer Elias

Steve Porter Hotelling

Bas Ording

Scott M Herz

Steven Porter Hotelling

Gregory N Christie

Stephen Olivier Lemay

Duncan Robert Kerr

Patrick L Coffman

Scott James Forstall

Christoph Horst Krah

Marcel Van Os

Jeffrey Traer Bernstein

Brian Richards Land

Michael James Matas

Kenneth L Kocienda

B Michael Victor

Christopher Patrick Foss

Byron Bay Han

Imran A Chaudhri

Steve P Jobs

Freddy Allen Anzures

Gary Ian Butcher

Julian K Missig

Richard Williamson

Avi Elias Cieplinski

Gregory B Novick

Marcos Alonso Ruiz

Chanaka G Karunamuni

Jonathan R Dascola

Tiffany S Jon

Christopher Daryl Soli

Patrick Kessler

Bradley William Griffin

Rico L Zorkendorfer

Jeffrey L Robbin

Brett W Degner

Craig Michael Federighi

William Martin Bachman

Graham R Clarke

John Stephen Smith

Marduke Yousefpor

Henrique Dias Penha

Shahrooz Shahparnia

Joe Randall Howard

Jonah Alexander Harley

Sebastian J Bauer

Sean Erik O'Connor

Nicole M Wells

Ari Y Benbasat

Christopher Tenzin Mullens

William Matthew Vieta

Myra Mary Haggerty

Aram David Kudurshian

Henri C Lamiraux

Craig Alan Marciniak

Paul D Marcos

Nitin Ganatra

Andre M J Boule

Charles John Pisula

Chris Blumenberg

Jeremy A Wyld

Jeffrey Alan Bush

Francisco Ryan Tolmasky

Virgil Scott King

Joshua A Strickon

Golnaz Abdollahian

Roberto G Yepez

Baboo V Gowreesunker

Randal J Marsden

Albert Lin

Brett Alten

Peter L Hajas

David H C Shih

Sophia Teutschler

Martin Paul Grunthaner

Joshua H Shaffer

Jonathan Lochhead

Peteris K Augenbergs

Benjamin W Keighran

Joshua K McGlinn

Prashanth S Holenarsipur

David Joshua Hart

Gregory M Apodaca

Daniel Max Strongwater

Dan Keen

Nima Parivar

Toby Charles Wood Paterson

Morgan H Winer

Blake Seely

Grace H Hwang

Kristi E S Bauerly

Andrew B Cato

Matthew H Gamble

Justin T Voss

Marc J Piche

Joseph A Hagedorn

Matthew D Ricketson

James Edmund Orr, Iv

A method includes displaying, via a display device, first content with respect to which a first plurality of editing operations have been performed. The method further includes while displaying the first content, detecting, on the touch-sensitive surface, a first multi-finger gesture. The method further includes in response to detecting the first multi-finger gesture: in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a first direction, undoing one of the first plurality of editing operations; and in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction, redoing one of the first plurality of editing operations.

Devices, methods, and systems for performing content manipulation operations

A method for performing multi-touch (MT) data fusion is disclosed in which multiple touch inputs occurring at about the same time are received to generating first touch data. Secondary sense data can then be combined with the first touch data to perform operations on an electronic device. The first touch data and the secondary sense data can be time-aligned and interpreted in a time-coherent manner. The first touch data can be refined in accordance with the secondary sense data, or alternatively, the secondary sense data can be interpreted in accordance with the first touch data. Additionally, the first touch data and the secondary sense data can be combined to create a new command.

Multitouch data fusion

A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays an application on the touch-sensitive display; and when the application is in a predefined mode, performs a predefined operation in response to each gesture of a set of multiple distinct gestures on the touch-sensitive display. Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays a first application; when the first application is in a first mode, performs a first operation upon detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and performs the first operation upon detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second gesture is different from the first gesture.

Portable electronic device performing window operations with gestures on a touchscreen

A computing device with a touch-sensitive display displays a menu for a touch-sensitive keyboard, the menu including a plurality of keyboard settings. In response to a first input in the menu, adjusting a first setting of a plurality of keyboard settings for a first application. In response to a second input in the menu, adjusting a second setting of the plurality of keyboard settings for a second application distinct from the first application.

Virtual keyboard animation

An electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and one or more sensors that detect intensities of contacts on the touch-sensitive surface displays, on the display, a user interface. While displaying the user interface, the electronic device detects an input that includes a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In response to detecting the input while displaying the user interface, and while continuing to detect the input on the touch-sensitive surface: If an intensity of the contact satisfies an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device performs a first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold. The activation intensity threshold is determined based on whether or not prior inputs by the user on the touch-sensitive surface exceed a respective intensity threshold. If an intensity of the contact does not satisfy an activation intensity threshold, the electronic device forgoes performing the first operation associated with the activation intensity threshold.

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with a control object while dragging another object

The selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch sensor panel is disclosed. In addition, by providing certain exceptions to the rejection of edge contacts, the functionality of the touch sensor panel can be maximized. Contacts in edge bands around the perimeter of a touch sensor panel can be ignored. However, if a contact in the edge band moves beyond a threshold distance or speed, it can be recognized as part of a gesture. To accommodate different finger sizes, the size of the edge band can be modified based on the identification of the finger or thumb. Furthermore, if contacts in the center region of a touch sensor panel track the movement of contacts in the edge band, the contacts in the edge band can be recognized as part of a gesture.

Selective rejection of touch contacts in an edge region of a touch surface

An input device includes a keycap, a first electrode disposed to move in response to movement of the keycap, a planar array of electrodes extending at least partially under the keycap, and a sensor. The planar array of electrodes includes a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode extending between the second electrode and the third electrode. The sensor is coupled to at least one of the second electrode or the third electrode and configured to generate a signal indicative of a change in capacitive coupling between the second electrode and the third electrode. The change in the capacitive coupling may result from movement of the first electrode.

Keyboard with capacitive key position, key movement, or gesture input sensors

The use of multiple stimulation signals having one or more frequencies and one or more phases to generate an image of touch on a touch sensor panel is disclosed. Each of a plurality of sense channels can be coupled to a column in a touch sensor panel and can have one or more mixers. Each mixer in the sense channel can utilize a circuit capable generating a demodulation frequency of a particular frequency. At each of multiple steps, various phases of one or more selected frequencies can be used to simultaneously stimulate the rows of the touch sensor panel, and the one or more mixers in each sense channel can be configured to demodulate the signal received from the column connected to each sense channel using the one or more selected frequencies. After all steps have been completed, the demodulated signals from the one or more mixers can be used in calculations to determine an image of touch for the touch sensor panel at each of the one or more frequencies.

Touch detection using multiple simultaneous stimulation signals

Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

Pre-stored no-touch or no-hover (no-event) sensor output values can initially be used when a sensor panel subsystem is first booted up to establish an initial baseline of sensor output values unaffected by fingers or other objects touching or hovering over the sensor panel during boot-up. This initial baseline can then be normalized so that each sensor generates the same output value for a given amount of touch or hover, providing a uniform response across the sensor panel and enabling subsequent touch or hover events to be more easily detected. After the initial normalization process is complete, the pre-stored baseline can be discarded in favor of a newly captured no-event baseline that may be more accurate than the pre-stored baseline due to temperature or other variations.

Storing baseline information in EEPROM

A keyboard image is displayed on the touchscreen of a computing device, with images of individual keys of the keyboard being rendered in respective locations on the touchscreen. User contact with the touchscreen is detected at a location corresponding to a first key of the keyboard image and interpreted as an intentional key selection with respect the first key. An animation is thereafter displayed on the touchscreen in response to the key selection, the animation including a visual effect emanating from the touchscreen location corresponding to the first key and moving substantially away from the keyboard image.

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Wayne Carl Westerman