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Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2016
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Nicole Dare, Shoreline, WA (US);

Marc Hensley, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2011.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06T 13/80 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are described for providing animated visual feedback in a manner that increases the likelihood that the feedback will be seen. When a touch-based interaction with a user interface element is detected, a position, orientation, and/or size of the gesturing user's hand and/or digit are determined by assessing factors such as the size and shape of the touched region on the touchscreen, the position of the user interface element relative to the edges of the touchscreen, the orientation of the touchscreen device, and other criteria. An eclipsed region of the touchscreen may be determined, and a starting coordinate for the animated visual feedback may be determined based on the eclipsed region. The animated feedback may be drawn for a determined duration, and may be reversed or erased if the touch-based interaction ceases before the duration is completed.


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