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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Zainul Mohammed Charbiwala, Bangalore, IN;

Mohit Jain, Dhanbad, IN;

Ashok Pon Kumar Sree Prakash, Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04101 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and arrangements for determining a pointer position for a mobile device display screen. A contemplated method includes: detecting a position of a physical object relative to the mobile device display; using the detected position to determine at least a perpendicular distance of the physical object relative to the mobile device display; calculating a position for a pointer with respect to the mobile device display, wherein the position of the pointer is determined using the perpendicular distance; and displaying the pointer on the mobile device display at the calculated position. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.


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