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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2007
Kurt E. Partridge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark W. Newman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James M. A. Begole, San Jose, CA (US);
Kurt E. Partridge, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark W. Newman, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James M. A. Begole, San Jose, CA (US);
Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for improving link target accuracy for a mobile browser with a touch-screen display. The system receives a page with a plurality of selectable text objects and adjusts the page layout. The method further includes placing a number of targets within the web page. Each target is associated with one selectable text object, and the selectable text object can only be activated by the target. The targets are sufficiently separated from each other, thus allowing a user to hold the touch-screen display and select the selectable text object by tapping on the target with substantial accuracy. Another embodiment of the present invention allows a user to select a selectable text object by performing a gesture.