US 11,755,129 B2
Method for adapting sensitivity of a pointing device, computer program and image evaluation device
Saurabh Arora, Bangalore (IN); and Devdatt Vilas Rao Kawathekar, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Appl. No. 17/619,051
Filed by KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven (NL)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/068434
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/001385, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19183751 (EP), filed on Jul. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0308681 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/0383 (2013.01) [G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A method for adapting sensitivity of a pointing device connected to a processor configured to execute a plurality of application workflows, and to a display configured to display a cursor, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
receiving a default sensitivity (S) of the pointing device;
determining one of the plurality of application workflows which is to be executed, said application workflow being the currently-active application workflow (Ai);
receiving or determining a target sensitivity (Si) for the currently-active application workflow (Ai);
receiving or determining a correction factor (Fi) for the currently-active application workflow based on the target sensitivity (Si) for the currently-active application workflow and the default sensitivity (S);
receiving a current position of the cursor;
detecting delta coordinates inputted by an operation made by the user on the pointing device in order to move the cursor on the display during execution of the currently-active application workflow; and
computing, in response to the operation of the user on the pointing device, a new position of the cursor on the display based on the current position of the cursor, the delta coordinates and the correction factor (Fi) for the currently-active application workflow (Ai).