Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Steven Welch

Robert J Jarrett

Bret P Anderson

Aleksandar Uzelac

Christopher Doan

Takahiro Shigemitsu

Timothy Allen Wright

Steven James Frederickson

Alan Stephenson

Michael Seibert

Mark D Vance

Steven E Wittenberg

Systems and methods of blocking, ignoring, suspending, or otherwise altering edge-related UI gestures on touch-sensitive computing devices or on non-touch sensitive computing devices having active edge I/O commands in certain situations are disclosed. In one embodiment, a second UI gesture coming from an outside edge may be altered after a first UI gesture from a user using an running application under certain conditions&#x2014;e.g., if the second UI gesture is made within a certain time period after the first UI gesture, the second UI gesture is made within a certain proximity of the first UI gesture, etc. In another embodiment, a computing device is disclosed that comprises a controller, a display screen and an operating system that alters certain edge-related UI gestures that might be made by an operating system if, e.g., certain conditions are present.

Dynamic management of edge inputs by users on a touch device

Various embodiments provide an input test tool that promotes precision testing, flexibility and repeatability over a wide variety of functionality tests that are utilized in both touch and near-touch input scenarios. The input test tool enables a variety of degrees of motion, including both linear and rotational motion, so that a device under test can be tested utilizing a number of different linear and/or rotational input scenarios.

Input testing tool

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Steven Welch