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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Byron B. Han, Cupertino, CA (US);
Craig A. Marciniak, San Jose, CA (US);
John A. Wright, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A device has a touch processing module that processes touch screen input to determine if the manner in which the input was entered indicates that the user intends for execution of a particular command. In one embodiment, the module may acquire fingerprint data from the user's input and analyze the data to determine if the input was entered with a particular finger or finger sequence. In another embodiment, the module may also acquire timing data from the user's entry of a plurality of inputs and analyze the timing data to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular timing or cadence. In still another embodiment, the module may also acquire force data from the user's entry of a plurality of touch screen inputs and analyze the force data to determine to determine if the touch screen input was entered with a particular force.