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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2009
Applicant:
Silas J. Grant, London, GB;
Inventor:
Silas J. Grant, London, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 1/1641 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus including: a display configured to display a user movable item; a controller configured to logically divide the display into one or more areas of stability and one or more areas of instability, and configured to control movement of the item in the display in response to user input when the item is located within an area of stability and configured to automatically control movement of the item in the display towards an area of stability without user input when the item is located within an area of instability.