AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR TAPPING INPUT TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INCLUDING AN ATTACHABLE TAPPING TEMPLATE

AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR TAPPING INPUT TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INCLUDING AN ATTACHABLE TAPPING TEMPLATE

An apparatus and method for tapping input on electronic devices are provided. An electronic device, such as a phone, a media playing device, or a personal digital assistant, detects a tap by a user on a surface of the device using one or more motion sensors. Based on the data from the motion sensors...

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Hauptverfasser: SOITINAHO, JOUNI, HAEGGMAN, KAJ, SIHVOLA, TUOMO, PYHAELAMMI, SEPPO
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus and method for tapping input on electronic devices are provided. An electronic device, such as a phone, a media playing device, or a personal digital assistant, detects a tap by a user on a surface of the device using one or more motion sensors. Based on the data from the motion sensors, a location upon the surface of the device is determined, and based on that location, an action is performed. Tap input may be interpreted based upon a mode of operation of the device, orientation of the device, timing of the taps, or based on user-defined criteria. An attachable tapping template is provided which can be attached to an electronic device and share information about the template with the device using a radio frequency or electrical identifier.