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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:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2006
Patrick Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Raman Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Edward B. Cutrell, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew D. Wilson, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Vogel, Sackville, CA;
Patrick Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Raman Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Edward B. Cutrell, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew D. Wilson, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Vogel, Sackville, CA;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques and technologies are provided which can allow for touch input with a touch screen device. In response to an attempt to select a target displayed on a screen, a callout can be rendered in a non-occluded area of the screen. The callout includes a representation of the area of the screen that is occluded by a selection entity when the attempt to select the target is made.