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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2015
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;

Inventors:

Howard Locker, Cary, NC (US);

Daryl Cromer, Cary, NC (US);

Steven Richard Perrin, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:

Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for touch input. An apparatus for touch input includes a display and a touchpad that does not overlap the display. The touchpad has an absolute input mode and a relative input mode such that a location of a cursor within the display is controlled by input received while the touchpad is in an absolute and/or relative input mode. The apparatus also includes a sensor module and a display module. The sensor module detects an input object within a sensing range of the touchpad. The display module presents the cursor at a location within the display based on the input object. The location of the cursor within the display is determined according to the input mode of the touchpad.


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