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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2012
Andrew DE Los Reyes, Belmont, CA (US);
Andrew de los Reyes, Belmont, CA (US);
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology relate to determining whether finger movements detected by a touch-sensitive input device are intended to be a pointer gesture or a scroll gesture. Movements may be categorized as a pointer gesture or a scroll gesture based on one or more factors such as the number of fingers detected, differences between the fingers, the alignment of the fingers, the distance between fingers, the location of the fingers, the area of contact with the surface of the input device for each finger, and the movement of the fingers. In one aspect, after an initial determination is made about whether finger movements are pointer gestures or scroll gestures, further movements may be detected and used to determine whether to correct the initial determination.