Philip L Quinn

US Patent:

20220276777, Sep 1, 2022

Filed:

Nov 9, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/753197

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Philip Quinn - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/04847
G06F 3/041

Abstract:

A method includes outputting, for display, a graphical user interface that includes a graphical slider, the graphical slider including a trackbar that defines an axis in a first direction and a position indicator located at a first position along the trackbar. The method also includes receiving data indicative of a user input including a first displacement in the first direction and a second displacement in a second direction, the first direction perpendicular to the second direction. The method also includes mapping, based on both the first displacement in the first direction and the second displacement in the second direction, the user input to a second position along the trackbar. The method further includes outputting, for display, an updated graphical user interface that includes the position indicator at the second position along the trackbar.

US Patent:

20190179469, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Dec 11, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/837714

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Philip Quinn - San Jose CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

Abstract:

An apparatus for sensing user input to an electronic device is described. The apparatus utilizes multiple strain gauge (“SG”) sensing units which are each disposed adjacent an inner surface of the device housing. The SGs are configured to detect a particular type of user input administered to the sides of the device housing based on at least one of: the magnitude of strain applied to the SGs, the relative location of the applied strain, and the duration of the applied strain. The SGs are further configured to detect a second type of user input administered to a display screen of the electronic device caused by bowing of the device housing caused by user contact with the display screen.

US Patent:

20180300004, Oct 18, 2018

Filed:

Apr 18, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/490760

Inventors:

- Mountain View CA, US
Stuart Murray Scott - San Francisco CA, US
Alexey Polyudov - Morgan Hill CA, US
Seungyon Lee - Sunnyvale CA, US
Philip Quinn - San Jose CA, US
Shumin Zhai - Los Altos CA, US
Debanjan Mukherjee - San Jose CA, US
James B. Miller - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 3/041

Abstract:

A method includes one or more processors of an electronic device receiving signals from multiple sensors located along an edge of the device. The signals are received in response to external contact being provided to the edge of the device. At least one processor determines a distribution of forces applied to the sensors based on the input signals. Based on the determined distribution of forces, the processor determines: i) a location of the external contact that is offset from a location of each of the multiple sensors, and ii) a magnitude of the force of the external contact. The processor detects whether sensing criteria has been satisfied based on an analysis of: i) the location of the external contact and ii) the magnitude of the force of the external contact. Responsive to detecting that sensing criteria has been satisfied, the processor executes a user input action.