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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Patrick Richard Wibbeler, Rocklin, CA (US);
Patrick Richard Wibbeler, Rocklin, CA (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for an improved workflow for choosing an intended target element from an imprecise touch on a touch screen display comprises determining whether a touch is within a bounding box of precisely one of a plurality of elements on a touch screen display; expanding the bounding box of all of the elements in the plurality of elements; determining whether the touch is within the expanded bounding box of at least one element in the plurality of elements; calculating a distance between the touch and a center of the bounding box for at least two elements in the plurality of elements, wherein the touch is determined to be within the expanded bounding box of the at least two elements; and determining a target element based on the shortest calculated distance between the touch and a center of the bounding box of the at least two elements.