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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Oliver Farshi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tommi Ilmonen, Esspoo, FI;
Inventors:
Oliver Farshi, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tommi Ilmonen, Esspoo, FI;
Assignee:
MultiTouch Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06K 9/48 (2006.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06K 9/48 (2013.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 11/203 (2013.01); G06T 7/0063 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program for forming graphics in a drawing area based on user instructions. In response to addition or changing of a first graphical object, an interaction zone is formed around the first graphical object for a given continuation period. It is detected if a second graphical object is drawn starting from the interaction zone during the continuation period and if yes, the first graphical object is changed by merging the second graphical object with the first graphical object.