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Patent No.:

US 7477240 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2002

Input apparatus, computer apparatus, method for identifying input object, method for identifying input object in keyboard, and computer program

Applicant:

Takashi Yanagisawa, Yokohama, JP;

Inventor:

Takashi Yanagisawa, Yokohama, JP;

Assignee:

Lenovo Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Attorneys:

Sawyer Law Firm

Carlos Munez-Bustam

Primary Examiner:

Richard Hjerpe

Assistant Examiner:

Tom V Sheng

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method, computer program product, and device for identifying a target key for a touch input are provided. The method, computer program product, and device provide for detecting a first location at which a first touch input is made, determining a first identification area that includes the first location at which the first touch input is made, obtaining a relative location of the first touch input in the first identification area, detecting a second location at which a second touch input following the first touch input is made, and identifying a target key for the second touch input based on the relative location and a distance between the first and second locations.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yanagisawa, Takashi. (2009). Input apparatus, computer apparatus, method for identifying input object, method for identifying input object in keyboard, and computer program (U.S. Patent No. 7477240). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7477240

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