US 12,189,883 B1
Adjusting touch input force threshold
Molly Jo Gesell, Bothell, WA (US); Elizabeth Ann Pina, Lynnwood, WA (US); Adam Benjamin Meshi, Herzliya (IL); Robert Bryce Johnson, Sammamish, WA (US); Solomon Stone Romney, Bellevue, WA (US); Tal Bizinsky Tovel, Ramat HaSharon (IL); Arthur Gershfeld, Holon (IL); and Hila Malihi, Jerusalem (IL)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/471,029.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/04144 (2019.05) [G06F 3/03547 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04105 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for adjusting a force threshold for touch input on a touchpad in a computing device, the method comprising:
receiving a first contact on the touchpad;
determining an area of touch of the first contact;
determining an adjusted force threshold for touch input based at least on the area of the touch by:
determining if the area of the touch is less than a threshold area;
if the area of the touch is less than the threshold area, then setting the adjusted force threshold to a first adjusted force threshold; and
if the area of the touch is greater than or equal to the threshold area, then setting the adjusted force threshold to a second adjusted force threshold greater than the first adjusted force threshold;
receiving a second contact on the touchpad;
determining a touch force of the second contact;
determining that the touch force of the second contact exceeds the adjusted force threshold for touch input; and
based at least on determining that the touch force exceeds the adjusted force threshold, registering a touch input on the touchpad.