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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Richard J. Duncan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David A. Perry, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Thomas H. Alphin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Chris Devaraj, Seattle, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven P. Dodge, Sammamish, WA (US);
Richard J. Duncan, Kirkland, WA (US);
Leroy B. Keely, Portola Valley, CA (US);
David A. Perry, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Thomas H. Alphin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Chris Devaraj, Seattle, WA (US);
David A. Matthews, Seattle, WA (US);
Steven P. Dodge, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for interpreting ambiguous click events in relation to click targets on a touch-screen display disposed at respective click target locations includes detecting a touch at a touch location and determining whether the touch location corresponds to a click target location. The method also includes searching for nearby click target locations in a predetermined click region and, upon locating a first click target location within the predetermined click region, associating the touch with the first click target location to identify a click event. A computing device for facilitating accurate touch input targeting with respect to a touch-screen display includes a display component, a touch detection component, a targeting component that associates a touch with a click target, and an event detection component that associates the touch with one of a right click event, a left click event, or a drag event.