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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Harriss C. Ganey, Cary, NC (US);
Jay W. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Harriss C. Ganey, Cary, NC (US);
Jay W. Johnson, Raleigh, NC (US);
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
Aaron M. Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are disclosed to provide a virtual touchpad for a touch device. A placement module places a virtual touchpad at a dynamic location within a touch sensitive area of a touch device. A touch input module positions a pointer on a screen of the touch device in response to a touch input on the virtual touchpad.