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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Alexander J. Kolmykov-zotov, Sammamish, WA (US);
Emily K. Rimas-ribikauskas, Seattle, WA (US);
Matt Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
Reed Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven P. Dodge, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert J. Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US);
Alexander J. Kolmykov-Zotov, Sammamish, WA (US);
Emily K. Rimas-Ribikauskas, Seattle, WA (US);
Matt Lerner, Seattle, WA (US);
Reed Townsend, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven P. Dodge, Sammamish, WA (US);
Robert J. Jarrett, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A user interface is provided allowing a user to simulate mouse hovering with the user's finger on a touch-sensitive display. When a finger or other stylus touches the touch-sensitive display adjacent to a display cursor, a control appears that enables the user to drag the cursor about the display by dragging the control. Manipulation of the control instead of the cursor allows the user to see the cursor while it moves, making it easier to accurately target small objects that were previously difficult to target directly. In addition, a tap or other user touch input is funneled from the control to the location of the cursor itself. For example, if the user taps on the control, the tap causes an event such as a left mouse button down event to be generated at the location of the cursor as opposed to the location of the tap, thereby improving accuracy.
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