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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel J. Hwang, Renton, WA (US);
Juan (Lynn) Dai, Sammamish, WA (US);
Sharath Viswanathan, Seattle, WA (US);
Joseph B. Tobens, Seattle, WA (US);
Jose A. Rodriguez, Seattle, WA (US);
Peter G. Davis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described herein that are capable of causing a control interface to be presented on a touch-enabled device based on a motion or absence thereof. A motion, such as a hover gesture, can be detected and the control interface presented in response to the detection. Alternatively, absence of a motion can be detected and the control interface presented in response to the detection. A hover gesture can occur without a user physically touching a touch screen of a touch-enabled device. Instead, the user's finger or fingers can be positioned at a spaced distance above the touch screen. The touch screen can detect that the user's fingers are proximate to the touch screen, such as through capacitive sensing. Additionally, finger movement can be detected while the fingers are hovering to expand the existing options for gesture input.