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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Caroline Church, Romsey, GB;
Mark P. Frost, Eastleigh, GB;
Dominic J. Storey, Eastleigh, GB;
John F. Wesley, Poole, GB;
Lakshman S. B. Yatawara, Purley, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tap associated with an active area on a user interface of a touchscreen device is received at a first time. The active area is associated with an origination time. It is determined that a period of time between the origination time and the first time is within a specified period of time. In response to the determining, an action associated with the active area is not performed.