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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
George Arriola, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael P. Bauerly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian W. Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reiko Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsushi Nashida, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Miyashita, Tokyo, JP;
George Arriola, San Francisco, CA (US);
Michael P. Bauerly, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian W. Johnson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Reiko Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsushi Nashida, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Miyashita, Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of operation of an electronic device system includes: detecting a drag performed on a touch screen, the drag having a starting point and an ending point; detecting a stretchable cursor extendable based on the drag, the stretchable cursor having a cursor length, a cursor direction, a starting portion, and an ending portion at the ending point and larger than the starting portion at the starting point; displaying the stretchable cursor on the touch screen; and performing a process routine based on the cursor length and the cursor direction, the process routine continued after the stretchable cursor is pasted with the drag performed on the touch screen.