James Todd Cary

US Patent:

20100277414, Nov 4, 2010

Filed:

Apr 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/433280

Inventors:

Robert S. Tartz - San Marcos CA, US
James B. Cary - San Diego CA, US

Assignee:

QUALCOMM Incorporated - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G06F 3/02

US Classification:

345169

Abstract:

A method for managing a virtual keyboard is disclosed and may include detecting whether a button is pressed and determining a contact patch size associated with a user digit pressing the button. The method may also include determining a button size associated with the button, determining whether the button size satisfies an optimized condition, querying a user to re-size the button when the button size does not satisfy the optimized condition, and automatically re-sizing the button so the button size satisfies the optimized condition. Further, the method may include querying a user to re-size all buttons and automatically re-sizing all buttons based on an optimized button size.

US Patent:

20110115784, May 19, 2011

Filed:

Nov 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/619930

Inventors:

Robert S. TARTZ - San Marcos CA, US
James B. CARY - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 15/00
G09G 5/00
G06F 3/041

US Classification:

345419, 345619, 345173

Abstract:

A method of manipulating a three-dimensional (3D) virtual objects at a wireless device is disclosed and includes detecting a press on a 3D sensor array and moving the 3D virtual object in response to the press. Further, the method includes detecting a release of the press on the 3D sensor array and stopping the 3D virtual object.