Patent ID: 9501182
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: sensing multiple touches of a user on a pad cover covering a capacitive sensor of a computing device, wherein sensing further comprises determining a capacitive intensity that corresponds to an amount of pressure applied to the pad cover via each of the touches, wherein the touches result in overlapping amounts of pressure applied to the pad cover causing multiple points of deformation on the pad cover; interpreting capacitive intensities associated with the touches as measured by the capacitive sensor across a pad cover gap of the pad cover associated with the capacitive intensities to conclude a user intent being a dominant user intent of the user intents, wherein interpreting is based on analyzing each of the points of deformation against the rest of the points of deformation based on a history of the touches including a prior knowledge of one or more of the touches by the user, wherein each point of deformation is further analyzed against the rest of the points of deformation based on a type of material of the pad cover and a prior knowledge of flexibility associated with the material of the pad cover; and facilitating an action in accordance with the user intent.