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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2010
Brian Momeyer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kevin M. Beckwith, San Diego, CA (US);
Hui-ya L. Nelson, San Diego, CA (US);
Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, San Diego, CA (US);
Louis Dominic Oliveira, San Diego, CA (US);
Wade L. Heimbigner, Poway, CA (US);
Babak Forutanpour, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Brian Momeyer, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kevin M. Beckwith, San Diego, CA (US);
Hui-Ya L. Nelson, San Diego, CA (US);
Andre Gustavo P. Schevciw, San Diego, CA (US);
Louis Dominic Oliveira, San Diego, CA (US);
Wade L. Heimbigner, Poway, CA (US);
Babak Forutanpour, Carlsbad, CA (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A computing device includes a touch screen display with a plurality of force sensors, each of which provides a signal in response to contact with the touch screen display. Using force signals from the plurality of force sensors, a characteristic of the contact is determined, such as the magnitude of the force, the centroid of force and the shear force. The characteristic of the contact is used to select a command which is processed to control the computing device. For example, the command may be related to manipulating data displayed on the touch screen display, e.g., by adjusting the scroll speed or the quantity of data selected in response to the magnitude of force, or related to an operation of an application on the computing device, such as selecting different focal ranges, producing an alarm, or adjusting the volume of a speaker in response to the magnitude of force.