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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:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Patrick M. Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Georg F. Petschnigg, Seattle, WA (US);
David H. Wykes, Seattle, WA (US);
Albert Yiu-so Shum, Bellevue, WA (US);
Avi Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joel B. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Friedman, Seattle, WA (US);
Rosanna H. Ho, Kirkland, WA (US);
Patrick M. Baudisch, Seattle, WA (US);
Georg F. Petschnigg, Seattle, WA (US);
David H. Wykes, Seattle, WA (US);
Albert Yiu-So Shum, Bellevue, WA (US);
Avi Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Joel B. Jacobs, Seattle, WA (US);
Jonathan D. Friedman, Seattle, WA (US);
Rosanna H. Ho, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated.