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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:

David Mak-fan, Waterloo, CA;

Kuo-feng Tong, Etobicoke, CA;

Matthew Bells, Waterloo, CA;

Douglas Rider, Ottawa, CA;

Michael Langlois, Almonte, CA;

Jong-suk Lee, Thornhill, CA;

Jason T. Griffin, Kitchener, CA;

Colin Ho, Kanata, CA;

Inventors:

David Mak-Fan, Waterloo, CA;

Kuo-Feng Tong, Etobicoke, CA;

Matthew Bells, Waterloo, CA;

Douglas Rider, Ottawa, CA;

Michael Langlois, Almonte, CA;

Jong-Suk Lee, Thornhill, CA;

Jason T. Griffin, Kitchener, CA;

Colin Ho, Kanata, CA;

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of determining input at a touch-sensitive input surface of a portable electronic device includes detecting a touch event at the touch-sensitive input surface, sampling touch attributes during the touch event, determining an actual touch location and determining at least one shift in touch location based on the touch attributes sampled during the touch event, and determining an input based on the actual touch location and the direction of shift of the touch location.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mak-Fan, David. (2013). Electronic device including touch-sensitive input surface and method of determining user-selected input (U.S. Patent No. 8384677). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8384677

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