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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2007
Tovi Grossman, Toronto, CA;
Patrick M. Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
William A. S. Buxton, Toronto, CA;
Raman Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Tovi Grossman, Toronto, CA;
Patrick M. Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
William A. S. Buxton, Toronto, CA;
Raman Sarin, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides techniques to effectuate and facilitate efficient and flexible selection of display objects. The system can include devices and components that acquire gestures from pointing instrumentalities and thereafter ascertains velocities and proximities in relation to the displayed objects. Based at least upon these ascertained velocities and proximities falling below or within threshold levels, the system displays flags associated with the display object.