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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2011
Sarah G. Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Boller Fleegal, Bothell, WA (US);
William Roger Voss, Seattle, WA (US);
Sarah G. Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric Boller Fleegal, Bothell, WA (US);
William Roger Voss, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for utilizing input data received from an indirect interaction device (e.g., mouse, touchpad, etc.) to launch, engage, and/or close, etc. an object within a user interface. For example, a sensory surface of the indirect interaction device may be divided into two (or more) portions, a first portion utilized to launch, engage, and/or close an object and a second portion utilized to navigate (e.g., a cursor) within the user interface. When an object is launched based upon receipt of a predefined gesture(s), the first portion of the sensory surface may be mapped to the object to provide for interaction with the object via an interaction between a contact (e.g., finger) and the first portion. Also, the surface area of the first portion may be altered (e.g., enlarged) when it is mapped to the object and/or according to operations performed on the object.