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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2011
Avi R. Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew W. Hill, Redmond, WA (US);
John David Schultz, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter Kyriacou, Seattle, WA (US);
Jan Raken, Seattle, WA (US);
Duane Martin Evans, Snohomish, WA (US);
Avi R. Geiger, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew W. Hill, Redmond, WA (US);
John David Schultz, Redmond, WA (US);
Peter Kyriacou, Seattle, WA (US);
Jan Raken, Seattle, WA (US);
Duane Martin Evans, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
In embodiments of capacitive touch controls lockout, a computing device includes a touch-screen display for user interaction, and includes one or more capacitive touch controls for user selection as a device input to initiate a device action. The computing device also includes a lockout service that is implemented to disable one or more of the capacitive touch controls based on user interaction with the touch-screen display.