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Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte, Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;

Inventors:

Aaron Michael Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);

Xin Feng, Arcadia, CA (US);

Masaki Matsubara, Sagamihara, JP;

Assignee:

Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 3/0213 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/03547 (2013.01);
Abstract

For modifying touchpad function, a control module employs interim controls in an interim state for a touchpad in response to detecting use of a pointer embedded in a keyboard in a touchpad state. The control module further employs pointing controls in a pointing state in response to satisfying pointing criteria in the interim state. The control module also employs touchpad controls in a touchpad state in response to satisfying touchpad criteria in the pointing state.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Stewart, Aaron. (2016). Touch pad function modification (U.S. Patent No. 9405328). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9405328

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