Tablet History
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History was in the making when a U.S. company would try to reinvent personal computing and encourage us to use touch-driven “tablet” as a replacement keyboard and mouse
But Apple of Cupertino, California, does it with more success than Microsoft did when it tried the same thing in 2003? Many report that focuses on Apple took the books, textbooks and newspaper market with this device is expected to reveal. Others suggested gaming market will be key.
Most of them have only a laptop that allows you to rotate the screen 180 degrees and fold over the keyboard, making them heavy. And touch screen stylus-centric is not enough attractive interaction. But the rash patent filed by Apple suggests that the next step would be outside the once-revolutionary iPhone touch interface may only be part of a plan for each tablet was launched. ? Hover or tap
The company filed U.S. 2008/0158167 describes that hovered over an element on the screen, for example, a character in a game, can enable it, perhaps allowing different functions to a direct touch.
U.S. Patent 7,643,011 granted on January 5, giving details of methods to ensure the ability to distinguish the touch screen of floating is not affected by electrical interference.
If used in a new tablet, this technology allows users to nearly twice as much function as they got it a touch screen on the iPhone, say. And it could be great for game play.
Of course, the tablet needs a virtual keyboard. But just pecking at a flat piece of glass on the Tablet PC is no fun at all. In U.S. patent application 2008/0316183 Apple shows that the movement quick swipe can be used to perform certain key jobs, for example the space bar, backspace, carriage return and shift cap.
Another mentioned patent application filed for a tablet computer includes “gesture dictionary”, in which a particular hand shape can be pressed against the screen to flip the device into a different mode. For example, a spread-fingered hand will open a new email or drawing program.
They “chord” can form “an entirely new sign language [to] convey complex meaning and order”, explained patent.
Sounds interesting non-keyboard approach, especially in a year even when the head of Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer predicts the non-keyboard input methods, such as voice, is set to become more popular.