Abstract: A computer-implemented method for spatially tracking muscle activity is disclosed. A muscle activation signal is received from a muscle activation sensor. The muscle activation signal indicates an amount of muscle activation of a muscle associated with a body part. A spatial signal is received from a spatial sensor. The spatial signal indicates a location of the body part in a physical space. Activation data is data that spatially correlates the amount of muscle activation of the body part to the location of the body part in the physical space.

Abstract: A method (FIG. 1) and apparatus (205) for user interface adaptation determines (110) a handedness of a user who is operating the handheld device, and changes (115) physical aspects of at least one touch target of a user touch interface of the handheld device to adapt to the handedness of the user when the handedness of the user is different than a current handedness of user touch interface of the handheld device.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to adjusting touch inputs on a computing device. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a touch-sensitive display of a computing device comprising displaying a graphical user interface on the touch-sensitive display, receiving a touch input via a touch sensor of the touch-sensitive display at a sensed location, performing a probabilistic determination of an intended touch location based on the input, and displaying a response to the input at an adjusted location on the graphical user interface that is adjusted relative to the sensed location based upon the probabilistic determination.

Abstract: A monocular display device of a head mounted monocular display is adjustably positioned in front of a display eye of a user. The monocular display device displays information in a first field of view of the display eye. An occluding device is adjustably positioned in front of a non-display eye of the user. The occluding device blocks a second field of view of the non-display eye, the blocking being regulated to block at least a part of the second field of view that corresponds to the first field of view containing the displayed information.

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that relate to adjusting touch inputs on a computing device. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of operating a touch-sensitive display of a computing device comprising displaying a graphical user interface on the touch-sensitive display, receiving a touch input via a touch sensor of the touch-sensitive display at a sensed location, performing a probabilistic determination of an intended touch location based on the input, and displaying a response to the input at an adjusted location on the graphical user interface that is adjusted relative to the sensed location based upon the probabilistic determination.

Abstract: A method and a system for accessing data stored in an electronic device (102) are disclosed. The data is stored in a data structure. The data structure includes a plurality of sets. Each of the plurality of sets includes at least one entry with an identical first character. The method includes varying (302) the speed of navigation through the data structure by using the input device (204). The method also includes displaying (304) a pre-defined entry from each of the plurality of sets, based on a pre-defined actuation of the input device.

Abstract: A scrolling user interface comprises proportional scrolling responsive to contact in a proportional zone of a scrolling strip and multi-mode scrolling in response to contact in a multi-mode zone of the scrolling strip. Multi-mode scrolling can include proportional scrolling, continuous scrolling, or stepped scrolling.

Abstract: A multimodal electronic device (100) includes a shutter enabled dynamic keypad for presenting one of a plurality of keypad configurations to a user. Each keypad configuration, which is presented by an optical shutter (204) that opens or closes windows or shutters that are geometrically configured as alphanumeric or device keys or symbols. Each keypad configuration comprises a plurality of mode based actuators, wherein the plurality of mode based actuators comprises at least a ten-digit keypad actuator set (2000) and a curved scroll device (1903). The optical shutter (204) is a low-resolution display that presents user actuation targets to a user in a low-resolution key area. As each mode of the device changes, the corresponding keypad configuration presented changes accordingly.

Abstract: A device (300) having a user interface (303) is provided with an automatic discretionary capability of determining use of a wireless message. The wireless message may contain user interface preference information that is initially sourced by an end user platform. The device uses the automatic discretionary capability to determine whether and to what extent to use the user interface preference information to influence control of the user interface (303). The device (300) may contain a wireless receiver (302) for receiving the wireless messages with a memory (304) for storing the user interface preference information therein. Also provided in the device (300) is a processor (301) which provides and uses the automatic discretionary capability to determine to what extent to use the user interface preference information to influence control of the user interface (303). The automatic discretionary capability of the device (300) may override, accept, or weight the user interface preference information.

Abstract: A method (FIG. 1 ) and apparatus (205) for user interface adaptation determines (110) a handedness of a user who is operating the handheld device, and changes (115) physical aspects of at least one touch target of a user touch interface of the handheld device to adapt to the handedness of the user when the handedness of the user is different than a current handedness of user touch interface of the handheld device.