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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Kevin C. Brown, Eastleigh, GB;
Edward G. Jellard, Southampton, GB;
Jonathan Limburn, Southampton, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin C. Brown, Eastleigh, GB;
Edward G. Jellard, Southampton, GB;
Jonathan Limburn, Southampton, GB;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for performing a computer action based on a user's touch on a touch screen. The user's touch is characterized by certain parameters which are compared to predefined parameters which correspond to the hand that was used to touch the screen and a specific computer action. If the parameters match, within a specific error tolerance, the computer action is performed.