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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Vijay Kumar Ananthapur Bache, Bangalore, IN;
Vijay Ekambaram, Chennai, IN;
Sarbajit Kumar Rakshit, Kolkata, IN;
Saravanan Sadacharam, Chennai, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and program products repositioning icons on a touch display based on characteristics of touch gestures performed on the touch display. The disclosed method may include detecting characteristics of a touch gesture performed on a touch display of an electronic device, and determining if the detected characteristics of the touch gesture exceed a predetermined threshold. In response to determining the detected characteristics exceed the predetermined threshold, the method may also include selecting a group of icons based on at least one of the detected characteristics of the touch gesture performed on the touch display, or predetermined electronic device data. Additionally, the method may include repositioning the selected group of icons on the touch display.