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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2006
Hoi L. Young, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Michael Bohan, Fox Lake, IL (US);
Steven M. Herbst, Libertyville, IL (US);
Conor P. O'sullivan, Chicago, IL (US);
Chad A. Phipps, Grayslake, IL (US);
Elisa S. Vargas, Chicago, IL (US);
Hoi L. Young, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Michael Bohan, Fox Lake, IL (US);
Steven M. Herbst, Libertyville, IL (US);
Conor P. O'Sullivan, Chicago, IL (US);
Chad A. Phipps, Grayslake, IL (US);
Elisa S. Vargas, Chicago, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method (FIG.) and apparatus () for user interface adaptation determines () a handedness of a user who is operating the handheld device, and changes () 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.