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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2011
Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Toronto, CA;
Eli Joshua Fidler, Toronto, CA;
Michael Thomas Winkler, Hanover, PA (US);
Matthew Staikos, Toronto, CA;
Joseph Charles Mason, Montreal, CA;
Genevieve Elizabeth Mak, Toronto, CA;
Eli Joshua Fidler, Toronto, CA;
Michael Thomas Winkler, Hanover, PA (US);
Matthew Staikos, Toronto, CA;
Joseph Charles Mason, Montreal, CA;
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Properties defining modes for handling user events such as cursor events and touch events on a computing device such as a touchscreen device are provided. One property determines, for an entire webpage or for elements thereof, whether received cursor events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines configured in the browser environment, or passed for handling by an event handler defined for the element. Another property determines, for the entire webpage or elements thereof, whether received touch events should be processed in accordance with default handling routines, passed for handling by an event handler, or converted to cursor events or mouse events for handling by an event handler.