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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Merril Ray Newman, Schaumberg, IL (US);
Yiding Luo, Frisco, TX (US);
David Brian Smith, Rowlett, TX (US);
Michael Richard Dille, Bartlett, IL (US);
Matthew Alan Beardsworth, Austin, TX (US);
Alan R. Manlick, Murphy, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1692 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0418 (2013.01);
Abstract
A second touch area provided on the back side of the mobile phone in a location such that an index finger can be used to provide input when while the mobile phone is being held in that one hand. A second hand is not required for the various types of input that are provided using this second touch area. This allows the mobile phone to be used in single-handed operation in many circumstances.