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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2012
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Madhu B. Ananthapadmanabh, Bangalore, IN;
B. G. Prashanth Bhat, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processor-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product detects and handles an unintentional touching of a touch screen in order to prevent unintentional inputs to the touch screen. An unintentional touching of touch screen, as determined by one or more predefined events, causes a predetermined region of the touch screen to be disabled.