Patent ID: 7973778
Filing Date: 2011-07-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In an apparatus comprising a display and an input device configured to detect one or more of a proximity of an object to the display and a touch of the object on the display, a method of simulating touch pressure, comprising: displaying on the display an image corresponding to an untouched state; detecting via the input device an input corresponding to a first measure of touch pressure, wherein detecting the input corresponding to the first measure of touch pressure comprises detecting the object at a farther distance from the display; displaying on the display an image corresponding to the first measure of touch pressure; detecting via the input device an input corresponding to a second measure of touch pressure, wherein detecting the input corresponding to the second measure of touch pressure comprises detecting the object at a closer distance to the display; and displaying on the display an image corresponding to the second measure of touch pressure.