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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Adolfo Hernandez Santisteban, Bothell, WA (US);
Donna K. Long, Redmond, WA (US);
Andrew F. Muehlhausen, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes memory associating a control action with a defined region on an external surface of the electronic device. A localized haptic feedback response is provided responsive to detection of initial touch input within the defined region, and the control action is executed responsive to detection of a touch direction performed in association with the defined region following the detection of the touch input.