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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:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Taco Van Ieperen, Calgary, CA;
Douglas Blair Hill, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Taco Van Ieperen, Calgary, CA;
Douglas Blair Hill, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
SMART TECHNOLOGIES ULC, Calgary, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method comprises receiving an input event generated when at least one contact is made on an interactive surface at a location corresponding to a graphical object; determining the number of contacts associated with the input event; tracking movement of the at least one contact on the interactive surface; identifying a graphical object manipulation based on the number of contacts, the movement of the at least one contact, and the graphical object type; and performing the graphical object manipulation.