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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Koji Yatani, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Kenneth P. Hinckley, Redmond, WA (US);
Koji Yatani, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLGOY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01);
Abstract
Bezel gestures for touch displays are described. In at least some embodiments, the bezel of a device is used to extend functionality that is accessible through the use of so-called bezel gestures. In at least some embodiments, off-screen motion can be used, by virtue of the bezel, to create screen input through a bezel gesture. Bezel gestures can include single-finger bezel gestures, multiple-finger/same-hand bezel gestures, and/or multiple-finger, different-hand bezel gestures.