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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Mohamed Sheik-Nainar, San Jose, CA (US);
Eric Faggin, San Jose, CA (US);
Justin Mockler, San Jose, CA (US);
Matt Camilleri, San Jose, CA (US);
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method. The method may include obtaining force information regarding an input force applied by an input object to a sensing region of an input device. The method may include determining, using the force information, that the input force exceeds a first force threshold. The method may include determining, using the force information, whether the input force exceeds a second force threshold. The method may include obtaining positional information for an input object in the sensing region of the input device. The method may include determining, using the positional information, that a change in position of the input object is less than a distance threshold when the input force exceeds the second force threshold. The method may include performing an interface action within a graphical user interface in response to determining that the input force decreases below at least the second force threshold.