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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Elo Touch Solutions, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventor:
Remi Duheille, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Assignee:
ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC., Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to method for providing an input to a device characterized in that the input is based on a combination of at least one touch based interaction and at least one non-touch based interaction with the device, wherein the one type of input influences the action instructed to the device in response to the other type of input. The invention also relates to a corresponding device. To further improve the interaction between a user and a device, feedback providing means can be provided.