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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0383 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0414 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1636 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable electronic device having improved user input capabilities and methods for controlling the same are provided. The device includes sensors capable of detecting and classifying user inputs provided as gestures performed on a surface of the device, wherein the surface does not include the sensors for detection of the gesture, nor is the surface in direct communication with the sensors for detection of the gesture. The device includes a microprocessor that performs instructions in response to the provided user input gestures.