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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Thomas A. Myers, Rochester, NY (US);
Marc J. Krolczyk, Rochester, NY (US);
Travis Eckler, Brockport, NY (US);
Jeremy H. L. Griffith, Rochester, NY (US);
Brandon S. Mccomber, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard S. Ranke, Rochester, NY (US);
Thomas A. Myers, Rochester, NY (US);
Marc J. Krolczyk, Rochester, NY (US);
Travis Eckler, Brockport, NY (US);
Jeremy H. L. Griffith, Rochester, NY (US);
Brandon S. McComber, Rochester, NY (US);
Richard S. Ranke, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A touch sensitive user interface of the type having a display screen for displaying images representative of menus and selectable list objects, for example; control logic responsive to the touch sensitive user interface for determining the contact position of a first probe and a second probe, such as two separate fingers, thereon, displaying menus including list objects representing primary and secondary features or functions respectively, so that a user may touch a selection on the primary menu with the first probe and subsequently touch an area on the display screen where a contextually related secondary menu is displayed for selection of contextually related features or functions.