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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2019
P4tents1, Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Michael S Smith, Palo Alto, CA (US);
P4TENTS1, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a non-transitory memory storing instructions and a plurality of applications; a touch screen; and one or more processors in communication with the non-transitory memory and the touch screen, wherein the one or more processors execute the instructions to cause the apparatus to: present a particular object utilizing the touch screen; detect a contact being detected on the touch screen on the particular object; in the event that a first duration of the contact is detected on the touch screen on the particular object, perform an operation; and in the event that a second duration of the contact is detected on the touch screen on the particular object where the second duration is greater than the first duration, perform another operation; wherein the apparatus is configured to present, utilizing the touch screen, a setting interface, where the one or more processors execute the instructions to also cause the apparatus to: detect, utilizing the setting interface, a selection of the second duration of the contact, in response to the detection of the selection of the second duration of the contact, present, utilizing the setting interface, a visual indication of the selection of the second duration of the contact, present a test object, and detect different durations of contact on the test object for providing feedback in connection with at least the second duration of the contact, wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least a portion of a particular interface is blurred for making the at least portion of the particular interface appear to be at a greater depth as compared to the particular object, in the event that the second duration of the contact is detected on the touch screen on the particular object.